Cambodian Prime Minister Orders Mandatory Drug Testing for Civil Servants, Armed Forces

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet gave the above order at the closing ceremony of the meeting summarizing the work results in 2023 and the work direction in 2024 of the National Drug Control Department, according to the Khmer Times today, February 21.

"I have just signed an order to extend the government's anti-drug campaign, which means civil servants and armed forces at both national and local levels will have to undergo drug testing. If we find them abusing drugs, they will be fired immediately," Hun Manet said.

Thủ tướng Campuchia lệnh kiểm tra ma túy bắt buộc với công chức, lực lượng vũ trang- Ảnh 1. — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet

Prime Minister Hun Manet's new order stressed: "All ministries, agencies and local governments must strengthen regular inspections by conducting checks on civil servants, national police and military, as well as contract officials under their supervision to detect any drug use or involvement in drug trafficking."

The order has been sent to relevant ministries, agencies, capital authorities, provincial governors and local officials to inspect their officials and handle them according to criminal law.

Mr Hun Manet also called on Cambodia’s Interior, Defense and Civil Service ministries to share any data on officials arrested for drug crimes and remove them from their positions. “It is the responsibility of the relevant ministry to remove such people,” Mr Hun Manet stressed.

The Cambodian government recognizes that the danger posed by drug-related crimes continues to spread alarmingly in the region and globally, according to Khmer Times .

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