Cambodia PM seeks barring of duel citizenship for holders of top posts


  • World
  • Wednesday, 06 Oct 2021

FILE PHOTO Cambodias Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of the countrys independence from France in central Phnom Penh Cambodia November 9 2019. REUTERSSamrang PringFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a celebrations marking the 66th anniversary of the country's independence from France, in central Phnom Penh, Cambodia, November 9, 2019. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Wednesday ordered the justice ministry to amend the constitution to bar holders of the country's top posts, including the prime minister, from being citizens of other nations.

On his Facebook page, Hun Sen said the prime minister, upper and lower houses speakers and head of the constitutional council must only hold Cambodian citizenship "to show loyalty to the nation and avoid foreign interference".

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