Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has encouraged the EU and the US to freeze the assets of Cambodian leaders abroad.
Hun Sen has ruled Cambodia for more than three decades, has taken a strident anti-Western line ahead of a 2018 election, and has dismissed donor criticism of the dissolution of the main opposition party.
The US and EU have suspended funding for next year’s election and Washington has put visa curbs on some Cambodian leaders.
There is no current proposal for asset freezes by either the US or EU, but some lawmakers have floated the idea.
Hun Sen said he has no money abroad and any actions by the EU and the US would not affect him: “I encourage the European Union and United States to freeze the wealth of Cambodian leaders abroad.”
EU Ambassador George Edgar said on Friday there had been no decision on further measures by the bloc.
The Supreme Court dissolved the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) last month at the request of the government, on the grounds it was plotting to seize power.
