# Claim 291

Hun Sen said the paper's owners called the government a dictatorship after being asked to pay or leave.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

- Statement: Hun Sen said the paper's owners called the government a dictatorship after being asked to pay or leave.
- Field: stated_justification
- Value: Hun Sen on the dispute
- About: [incident 2017-cambodia-daily-closed-tax-bill](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2017-cambodia-daily-closed-tax-bill)
- Source: The Cambodia Daily Newspaper Closes Over Disputed Tax Bill. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/cambodia-daily-newspaper-closes-over-disputed-tax-bill-n799671
- Publisher: NBC News
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 2017-09-04

## Quotation from the source

> When they didn't pay and we asked them to leave the country, they said we are a dictatorship

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