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| Keat Chhon |
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| Ith Sam Heng |
18 July 2011
On Monday 18, in front of members of Parliament, Keat Chhon, the minister of Economy and Finance, claimed that he will take measures against corrupt Social Welfare ministry officials for losing more than $5 million in retirement funds.
Keat Chhon – who was an advisor of KR leader Pol Pot – said that, currently, the Anti-Corruption Unit is taking legal measures against these officials.
Keat Chhon’s claim came after the opposition party and the civil society stated that the corrupt officials who stole retirement funds should be brought to face legal charges. Two weeks ago, the ministry of Economy and Finance ordered Ith Sam Heng, the minister of Social Welfare, to pay back to the ministry of Economic and Finance more than $5 million of funds lost.
