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Mondulkiri police and military police chiefs removed without an official reason being stated

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Two separate sub-decrees dated May 22, 2026 removed Mondulkiri police chief Lor Sokha and provincial military police commander Hem Bonarel. The documents did not state reasons. Media accounts linking the removals to ineffective action against online scams cited unnamed sources.

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet decided to remove Major General Lor Sokha, police chief of Mondulkiri province, and Brigadier General Hem Bonarel, commander of the province’s military police, from their posts.

The removals were made through two separate sub-decrees dated May 22, 2026.

Neither sub-decree stated a reason for the removals. Media reports cited unnamed sources linking the decisions to ineffective action against online scams. That account was not an official reason stated in the documents or a finding of guilt. By: ឡាយ កុល

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