Manet dismisses calls for release of ‘fake kidnap’ pair


PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet has expressed his dismay at the suggestion that two men from Taiwan, who were recently sentenced to two years in jail for producing a fake kidnapping video in Preah Sihanouk province, should be released to care for their sick mother at home.

Speaking at the groundbreaking of a new bridge in Phnom Penh on Monday (Feb 19) morning, Manet said that following the men’s sentencing, he had received suggestions that they be released.

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