A supporter of Cambodia’s Candlelight Party was reportedly shot dead in broad daylight on Sunday amid rising political tensions between the autocratic regime and the country’s largest opposition party.
Po Hin Lean, 49, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant while on his way to fish in the Tbong Khmum province, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported.
The details of his murder were unavailable. His wife, Wen Kimyi, said the police appear to have pinned the shooter to a village security officer.
“The police officer said the village security guard was the shooter. I said it was not the village security guard who fired because the village security guard did not have a gun. The policeman said he had a gun, so he did not talk to me further,” Wen told RFA….