Chau allegedly conspired to profit from activities related to the construction and update of Ream Naval Base facilities in 2020 and 2021. Chau, Tea Vinh, and other Cambodian government officials also likely conspired to inflate the cost of facilities at Ream Naval Base and personally benefitted from the proceeds. [1]
Information
| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Director-General of Cambodia's Defense Ministry’s Material and Technical Services Department |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 02.03.1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cambodia |
| NATIONALITY | Cambodia |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | Unknown |
| FULL NAME | Phirun Chau |
| ALIASES | None |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | Chau Pirith - son Chau Puleak - son |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | None |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS IMPOSED | US Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1] |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 11.10.2021 [1] [2] |