Sok An
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Sok An is a Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

n politician. He belongs to the Cambodian People's Party
Cambodian People's Party
The Cambodian People's Party is the current ruling party of Cambodia.This party was formerly known as Kampuchean People's Revolutionary Party...

 and was elected to represent Takeo Province in the National Assembly of Cambodia
National Assembly of Cambodia
The National Assembly of Cambodia or Radhsphea is the lower house of the Parliament of Cambodia.It has 123 members, elected for five year terms by proportional representation, using provinces as constituencies of 1 to 18 members, and the D'Hondt method of seat distribution.-Elections:Summary of the...

 in 2003.

Sok An is Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia. Cambodia has six cabinet members designated Deputy Prime Minister; however, the other five hold separate portfolios and Sok An is considered the "most senior", thus making his "first" job that of deputy prime minister. Sok An is of Hakka
Hakka people
The Hakka , sometimes Hakka Han, are Han Chinese who speak the Hakka language and have links to the provincial areas of Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan and Fujian in China....

 Chinese
Chinese Cambodian
Chinese Cambodians are Cambodian citizens of Chinese descent. "Khmer-Chen", is used for peoples of either mixed Cambodian & Chinese descent or people of whom are Cambodian born citizens with Chinese ancestry;...

descent.

In April and May 2009, the Khmer Machas Srok Newspaper published two articles accusing Sok An and his official entourage of corruption. Following the stories and complaints by Cabinet Ministers, Hang Chakra, editor in chief of the Khmer Machas Srok was sentenced to one year in prison and a $2,250 fine for disinformation and defamation. Hang Chakra remained in Prey Sar prison in poor health until April 2010, when he was pardoned by the Cambodian King.
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