As Cambodia marked the anniversary of the Khmer Rouge’s assassination, influential former leader Hun Sen on Tuesday ( Jan 7 ) called for a new law naming anyone who attempts to overthrow his son’s government as “terrorists.”
The ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, installed a reign of terror in 1975 that left two million Cambodians dying from hunger, hard labour, abuse and mass killings.
On January 7, 1979, when Vietnamese forces invaded the funds to remove the murderous plan, Hun Sen, a former Khmer Rouge army, took control of it.
Hun Sen, the former prime minister, resigned in 2023 and gave his youngest son Hun Manet the command berth.
At a meeting to indicate the 46th celebration of the close of Khmer Rouge concept, Hun Sen hailed the day as Cambodia’s” next birthday” and told authorities to defend the country’s hard-won peace.
He urged a new law defining those who wanted to overthrow Hun Manet’s state as “terrorists” while sitting alongside his brother.
According to Hun Sen, the legislation “defines anyone or group who intends to form an extremist activity, cause chaos and uncertainty in society, stir up conflicts with another state, and attempt to overthrow the legitimate government as extremists who must be brought to justice.”
Jan 7 is designated as” Success Day,” which honors the country’s independence from the Khmer Rouge, but opposition activists and politicians argue that it marks the start of Vietnam’s ten-year activity of Cambodia.