PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, known as a tough and canny politician, is pitching himself as a repentant driving scofflaw.
Hun Sen turned up at a police station on Friday to pay a 15,000 riel ($3.75) fine for driving a motorcycle without a helmet and license plate during a recent visit to the southern province of Koh Kong.
On his Facebook page this past week he apologized after the photos he posted of his ride drew criticism.
He told reporters that even as prime minister he could not cite parliamentary immunity to avoid punishment, a dig at lawmakers from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party who complain of being stripped of their immunity after being targeted in the courts by Hun Sen.