Phnom Penh: Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, requested VOD to present evidence that he had signed an agreement to provide assistance to Turkey on behalf of Prime Minister Hun Sen. .

On the morning of February 11, 2023, Mr. Hun Manet wrote on his Facebook page: "I do not have the right to sign the government documents."

He said he had searched for relevant documents but found only one press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation that had not been signed by anyone and that if VOD did not have the documents and published incorrect information, please do "sorry" As well as edit the information and publish to the public immediately so as not to confuse the public in this regard.

"I want nothing more than to be accurate and clear," he said.

On February 9, 2023, VOD reported that government spokesman Phay Siphan had stated that the sign by Hun Manet for providing aid to Turkey instead of PM is not wrong.

The report said: "The contradiction comes after the Cambodian government announced $ 100,000 in humanitarian aid to earthquake-stricken Turkey, with Hun Manet representing Prime Minister Hun Sen to sign the aid while Hun Sen is mourning the loss of his sister-in-law".