Cambodia PM’s Facebook hacked to ‘give away parliament seats’

Phnom Penh: Hackers targeted the official Facebook page of Cambodia’s premier Hun Sen last Friday and falsely claimed he would cede several parliamentary seats, an official said, after the leader swept last month’s election virtually uncontested.

The long-serving leader’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is expected to take all 125 spots in parliament when official results are announced next week, cementing Cambodia’s status as a one-party state.

But last Friday, hackers broke into Hun Sen’s official Facebook page and said the CPP would give away four seats to other parties, a ruling party spokesman confirmed to AFP. The perplexing message was up for about an hour and got some 3300 “likes” before it was removed. “The news was fake,” Sok Eysan told AFP, confirming there are no plans to share seats with any other parties. AFP