PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's prime minister is suing the official biographer of former King Norodom Sihanouk after he accused the premier of using violence to silence his critics, an official said yesterday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen filed the defamation suit at the Phnom Penh prosecutor's office several weeks ago against Julio Jeldres, a Chilean-born Australian who runs the non-profit Khmer Institute of Democracy, said Om Yentieng, a senior adviser to Hun Sen.
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