Cambodia has had the same national Police Chief for a long Time the only other persons that could die that would be as important news would be the King the King Father or the Prime Minister.
Hok Lundy is the head of the Interior Minsty the ones that sign the visas and control all of the natural resourses in Cambodia.
There will be a lot of shuffling around and it will be interesting to see how this plays out over the long term as Hok Lundy was one of the main Pillars supporting the powers that rule Cambodia.
Cambodian police chief dies in helicopter crash 09 Nov 2008 15:40:10 GMT
Source: Reuters
PHNOM PENH, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Cambodia's national police chief, a close ally of Prime Minister Hun Sen, was killed with three other people in a helicopter crash on Sunday evening, the information minister said. General Hok Lundy was on his way from the capital, Phnom Penh, to his native province of Svay Rieng accompanied by a military general and two pilots. "According to the information I received, no one survived the crash," Information Minister Khieu Kanharith told Reuters. The cause of the crash was unclear. The private helicopter came down in Romduol district, about 80 km (50 miles) southeast of Phnom Penh, officials said. (Reporting by Ek Madra; Editing by Alan Raybould)
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