Hun Sen Denied That His Son Is About To Enter Politics

Photo: Hun Manet is shown on the state-owned TVK making a speech at the donation ceremony in Siem Reap recently.


PHNOM PENH, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said here on Wednesday that his 28-year-old son Hun Manet isn't involved in the political affairs of the country."Some political leaders said that my son will succeed me. I want to tell them that my son isn't involved in the political affairs of the country," he said at the graduation ceremony of a local school."They said that my son will try to be member of parliament (for the general election in 2008), because he always goes to Siem Reap province to distribute donations," he said."If my son wants to do something, he has to wait. Now, he can only join humanitarian, social and cultural actions. He can't get involved in the political affairs of the country," he said.He added that his son has his military rank as lieutenant in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.Hun Manet, the oldest son of Hun Sen, has graduated from the West Point Military School in the United States and currently continues his study in the economic field in England.