US imposes sanctions on Oknha Pheap and Kun Kim

11 December 2019
The Phnom Penh Post
International relations / Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Global Magnitsky Act / Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) / Sanctions / U.S. Treasury Department

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation expressed strong dismay on Monday over the designation of Cambodian tycoon Oknha Try Pheap and General Kun Kim under the US’ Global Magnitsky Act. “It is very disturbing when the public figures of a country become the subjects of the punitive measures of another country based on groundless accounts and accusations that are in total disregard of the legal and judicial independence of the country,” the ministry said in a statement. …

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