Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered lawyers to investigate a debt of 1.36 million U.S. dollars owed by the acting president of the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP), local media said on Thursday.
Ministry of Finance and Economy presented Prince Norodom Chakrapong with the bill in March 2006 for unpaid taxes and fees on his now-defunct Royal Phnom Penh Airways and "he must refund it," government spokesman and Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith told the Cambodian Daily. Publish
"Hun Sen has ordered the legal team to look into (his debt)," he said.
Meanwhile, Chakrapong, former chairman of the airline, told reporters that he informed the ministry that he could not be held responsible for the debt as the airline was bankrupt.
"When my company went bankrupt, it was finished," he said, adding that he still owned two airplanes that the government was welcome to take.
The probe over Chakrapong started on Wednesday, one day after the local court sentenced NRP President Prince Norodom Ranariddh in absentia to 18 months in jail with 150,000 U.S. dollars of compensation for the co-ruling Funcinpec Party over fraud.
Tuesday's verdict would prevent Ranariddh, now overseas, from running for public office in Cambodia unless he serves at least two-thirds of his jail term or receives a pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni, his half brother.
Ranariddh was ousted as Funcinpec President in October 2006, for neglecting party affairs and being unable to cooperate with Hun Sen. He then turned to establish NRP, whose members are currently joining the commune councils election.
Source: Xinhua
Ministry of Finance and Economy presented Prince Norodom Chakrapong with the bill in March 2006 for unpaid taxes and fees on his now-defunct Royal Phnom Penh Airways and "he must refund it," government spokesman and Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith told the Cambodian Daily. Publish
"Hun Sen has ordered the legal team to look into (his debt)," he said.
Meanwhile, Chakrapong, former chairman of the airline, told reporters that he informed the ministry that he could not be held responsible for the debt as the airline was bankrupt.
"When my company went bankrupt, it was finished," he said, adding that he still owned two airplanes that the government was welcome to take.
The probe over Chakrapong started on Wednesday, one day after the local court sentenced NRP President Prince Norodom Ranariddh in absentia to 18 months in jail with 150,000 U.S. dollars of compensation for the co-ruling Funcinpec Party over fraud.
Tuesday's verdict would prevent Ranariddh, now overseas, from running for public office in Cambodia unless he serves at least two-thirds of his jail term or receives a pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni, his half brother.
Ranariddh was ousted as Funcinpec President in October 2006, for neglecting party affairs and being unable to cooperate with Hun Sen. He then turned to establish NRP, whose members are currently joining the commune councils election.
Source: Xinhua
3 comments:
Prince Norodom Chakrapong is an owner of domestic airway company, Royal Phnom Penh Airway I knew, referring to my memory. That company bankrupted and had been in dept, almost 1.3 millions US dollars. It is not prince Chakrapong’s mistake because his company bankrupted after Hun Sen issued a crazy open sky policy and gave a Thai company sole license to directly fly from Bangkok to Siem Rep Airport. So a few middle domestic airway were forced to backrupt. So Prince’s much debt caused by Hun Sen’s crazy decision. Let’s go to die, Hun Sen, you have destroyed too much advantage of Cambodian People and almost kill their career in tourism section. After that a few company, including Chakrapong’s company, bankrupted we saw Hun Sen’s daughter’s Air company established, it is the President Airway. Hun Sen, you and your family are not owner of Cambodia. See now Hun Sen is almost like the same Soharto of Indonesia.
Mohessa did not manage Royal Air Cambode Properly, he was just hooligan some times he use air tickets to invite many ladies who worked in Airway to have holidays in Thailand Singapore etcc. this one of the Poor Magement...and small things in his post of MD of Royal Air Cambodge.. this guy has no any knowledge of Magement why was appointed as MD of Royal Air Cambodge..
This guy is much moe worsth than his Great Brother Korm Preass...
This guy knows nothing just hooligan boy and Poli-Business...
Royal Air Cambodge or any air Company world wide need most expierience and know-how highly educated person to be Manager not just Mohessara
Do you know what Mohessara ws educated ?? besides Dancing...
You can learn easily while hearing he speaks French or English...
Samdach Priminister, you should look carefully on this debt from the bullshit guy. This money is for Cambodian. 1.3M USD is much to buld the new schools and hospital for Cambdian People at the countryside. We nearly build aount 43 Buildings of School.
My god much money....
Monkey Mohessara, you cannot say your company bankcrupt and cannot pay back the money to government.
Your family seem the same shit... make the problem to Country and Peolple.
I hope that Samdach Priminister will get all the money back and build the schools and hospitals for people.
Wish Samdach good health to lead the country success.
Post a Comment