FIRST PRIME MINISTER (NORODOM) RANARITH REACTION TO FAR EAST ECONOMIC REVIEW ARTICLE ON (THENG) BOONMA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00144709
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: September 4, 2019
• Case Number: F-2018-02410
• Publication Date: November 27, 1995

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TEXT: FIRST PRIME MINISTER NORODOM(b)(1 )
((RANARITH)) INSTRUCTED ((SARI) KHENG, CO-MINISTER OF THE INTa,w,-4\
AFFILIATED WITH THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE'S PARTY, TO BEGIN AN kkilk'll
IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CHARGES OF NARCOTICS SMUGGLING ON
THE PART OF HIGH-RANKING CAMBODIAN OFFICIALS, PARTICULARLY
((TENCH BOONMA. IN LIGHT OF THE PUBLICITY GENERATED BY A RECENT
MAGAZINE ARTICLE, RANARITH WANTED SAR KHENG TO PERSONALLY OVERSEE
THE INVESTIGATION AND EXPECTED AN OBJECTIVE AND IN-DEPTH
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INVESTIGATION INTO THE MATTER REGARDLESS OF WHERE IT MIGHT LEAD.
RANARITH STRESSED THAT HE DID NOT CARE WHETHER HIGH RANKING
OFFICIALS AND/OR SENSITIVE POSITIONS ARE AFFECTED BY THE
PROSPECTIVE FINDINGS. RANARITH WANTED THE CULPRITS BROUGHT TO
JUSTICE AND PROSECUTED ACCORDING TO THE RULE OF LAW.
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COUNTRY: CAMBODIA
SUBJ: FIRST PRIME MINISTER ((NORODOM)) RANARITH REACTION TO
FAR EAST ECONOMIC REVIEW ARTICLE ON f(THENG)) BOONMA
SUMMARY: NONE
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