Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said he earned a monthly salary of 4,600,000 riel ($1,150)
PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday declared his personal assets to the country's new anti-corruption unit and urged officials to follow his lead in a bid to tackle rampant graft.
"Today, I have fulfilled my obligation under the anti-corruption law," the premier said as he personally delivered his documents to the unit's headquarters in the capital Phnom Penh.
He also encouraged senior government and military officials to declare their assets ahead of a deadline next week. "Don't be hesitant or afraid," he said.
Although the asset declaration is confidential, Hun Sen told reporters he earned a monthly salary of 4,600,000 riel ($1,150).
But the claim raised eyebrows among observers.
"There is an imbalance between the size of his salary and his current wealth," Mam Sitha, president of the Cambodia Independent Anti-Corruption Committee, a non-governmental group, told AFP.
She also slammed the confidential nature of the asset declarations. "It is not transparent and it will not be effective in fighting corruption," she said.
More than 100,000 state officials and heads of civilian organisations in Cambodia are required to make declarations of property, vehicles, business interests and other assets under the anti-graft law that was approved in 2010.
The declarations will happen in stages and the April 7 deadline only applies to some officials, the anti-corruption unit said in a statement.
Cambodia is one of the world's most corrupt nations -- it was ranked 154th worst out of 178 countries on anti-graft organisation Transparency International's most recent corruption perception index.
But it is now trying to prove it is serious about tackling the problem.
Under the new anti-corruption law, officials can be jailed for up to 15 years if convicted of accepting bribes.
The law also allows for the creation of an anti-corruption council and an anti-corruption unit to oversee investigations.
Critics said it was unlikely either body would be effective because both would be controlled by the ruling party.
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PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday declared his personal assets to the country's new anti-corruption unit and urged officials to follow his lead in a bid to tackle rampant graft.
'Today, I have fulfilled my obligation under the anti-corruption law,' the premier said as he personally delivered his documents to the unit's headquarters in the capital Phnom Penh.
Although the asset declaration is confidential, Hun Sen told reporters he earned a monthly salary of 4,600,000 riel (S$1,450).
He also encouraged senior government and military officials to follow his example ahead of a deadline next week. 'Don't be hesitant or afraid,' he said.
More than 100,000 state officials and heads of civilian organisations in Cambodia are required to make declarations of property, vehicles, business interests and other assets under the anti-graft law that was approved in 2010.
The confidential declarations will happen in stages and the April 7 deadline only applies to some officials, the anti-corruption unit said in a statement. -- AFP
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Cambodian PM declares assets to anti-graft board
Published April 01, 2011
| Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged civil servants to meet an upcoming deadline for making a mandatory declaration of their assets, as he took his turn.
Hun Sen said he was pleased that more than 10,000 officials have already made their confidential declarations to Cambodia's anti-corruption agency. About 25,000 are required to do so by April 7, or face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to 2 million riels ($500).
The requirement is part of an anti-corruption law first proposed 15 years ago but adopted only last year. Cambodia is routinely listed by independent groups such as Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in Asia.
Hun Sen told reporters his monthly salary is 4.6 million riels ($1,150).
PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday declared his personal assets to the country's new anti-corruption unit and urged officials to follow his lead in a bid to tackle rampant graft.
"Today, I have fulfilled my obligation under the anti-corruption law," the premier said as he personally delivered his documents to the unit's headquarters in the capital Phnom Penh.
He also encouraged senior government and military officials to declare their assets ahead of a deadline next week. "Don't be hesitant or afraid," he said.
Although the asset declaration is confidential, Hun Sen told reporters he earned a monthly salary of 4,600,000 riel ($1,150).
But the claim raised eyebrows among observers.
"There is an imbalance between the size of his salary and his current wealth," Mam Sitha, president of the Cambodia Independent Anti-Corruption Committee, a non-governmental group, told AFP.
She also slammed the confidential nature of the asset declarations. "It is not transparent and it will not be effective in fighting corruption," she said.
More than 100,000 state officials and heads of civilian organisations in Cambodia are required to make declarations of property, vehicles, business interests and other assets under the anti-graft law that was approved in 2010.
The declarations will happen in stages and the April 7 deadline only applies to some officials, the anti-corruption unit said in a statement.
Cambodia is one of the world's most corrupt nations -- it was ranked 154th worst out of 178 countries on anti-graft organisation Transparency International's most recent corruption perception index.
But it is now trying to prove it is serious about tackling the problem.
Under the new anti-corruption law, officials can be jailed for up to 15 years if convicted of accepting bribes.
The law also allows for the creation of an anti-corruption council and an anti-corruption unit to oversee investigations.
Critics said it was unlikely either body would be effective because both would be controlled by the ruling party.
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PHNOM PENH - CAMBODIAN Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday declared his personal assets to the country's new anti-corruption unit and urged officials to follow his lead in a bid to tackle rampant graft.
'Today, I have fulfilled my obligation under the anti-corruption law,' the premier said as he personally delivered his documents to the unit's headquarters in the capital Phnom Penh.
Although the asset declaration is confidential, Hun Sen told reporters he earned a monthly salary of 4,600,000 riel (S$1,450).
He also encouraged senior government and military officials to follow his example ahead of a deadline next week. 'Don't be hesitant or afraid,' he said.
More than 100,000 state officials and heads of civilian organisations in Cambodia are required to make declarations of property, vehicles, business interests and other assets under the anti-graft law that was approved in 2010.
The confidential declarations will happen in stages and the April 7 deadline only applies to some officials, the anti-corruption unit said in a statement. -- AFP
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Cambodian PM declares assets to anti-graft board
Published April 01, 2011
| Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged civil servants to meet an upcoming deadline for making a mandatory declaration of their assets, as he took his turn.
Hun Sen said he was pleased that more than 10,000 officials have already made their confidential declarations to Cambodia's anti-corruption agency. About 25,000 are required to do so by April 7, or face up to a year in jail and a fine of up to 2 million riels ($500).
The requirement is part of an anti-corruption law first proposed 15 years ago but adopted only last year. Cambodia is routinely listed by independent groups such as Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in Asia.
Hun Sen told reporters his monthly salary is 4.6 million riels ($1,150).
1 comment:
In this generation ,human is able to identify and tracing which DNA is responsible for its role in the building block in our body,this political spin here is far too shallow.It's another comedy.
True Khmer
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