Under two separate government orders dated May 22, 2026, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet removed Mondulkiri provincial police chief Lor Sokha (ឡោ សុខា) and provincial military police commander Hem Bonarel (ហែម បូណារ៉ែល) from their posts.
The two orders dealt separately with the removals and did not publicly state specific reasons.
Media reports cited unnamed sources linking the removals to failures in tackling online scams in the province. This was an allegation from anonymous sources, not an officially published reason for the decisions.
Any finding of dereliction of duty or other unlawful conduct would depend on investigations and decisions lawfully announced by the relevant authorities. The removal decisions alone do not establish such wrongdoing.
