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Cambodia PM seeks law to punish Khmer Rouge denier

Cambodia's prime minister said Monday he wants a law to punish people who deny that atrocities occurred during the 1970s Khmer Rouge regime, part of an apparent attempt to link his political opponents to the widely despised movement.The appeal by Hun Sen to Parliament comes ahead of a July 28 election his Cambodian People's Party is expected to win by a landslide. Hun Sen has been campaigning aggressively and has suggested several times that an opposition victory would be akin to bringing back the Khmer Rouge, even though there is no connection between the two.Hun Sen, an authoritarian elected leader, was once a Khmer Rouge cadre himself, and his political allies include people linked by scholars to Khmer Rouge atrocities. The Khmer Rouge are widely held responsible for the deaths of 1.7 million people.Pro-government media have publicized comments allegedly made by Kem Sokha, deputy president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, that exhibits at the famous Tuol Sleng genoc...

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