Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) rides a motorbike along a street in Phnom Penh, June 24, 2016.
AFP
Cambodian civil society groups have called on Prime Minister Hun Sen to act responsibly to resolve the various social ills plaguing the country following his much publicized act of paying fines on Friday for violating traffic laws by riding a motorbike without a helmet.
During a trip on June 18 to Sre Ambil district in southwestern Cambodia’s Koh Kong province, Hun Sen boarded a motorcycle taxi without putting on a helmet, according to a video clip posted on Facebook.
He then asked the driver, who also did not wear a helmet, to sit behind him on the motorbike, which had no license place. Several of Hun Sen’s bodyguards followed behind them as the prime minister drove over a bridge.
After much public criticism, Hun Sen apologized on social media for his actions, and late donned a helmet when he boarded a motorbike with a man sitting behind him in the capital Phnom Penh on Friday.
Trailed by several bodyguards, he drove to a police station in Daun Penh district to pay a 15,000-riel (U.S. $3.66) fine for not wearing a helmet during his previous motorbike ride and a 30,000-riel (U.S. $7.32) fine for riding a motorbike with no license plate, according to photos he posted on social media. Please read more...
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