Rebel prince spotted in KL

Mon, 18 Jul 1994 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): After two weeks in hiding in Malaysia, Cambodia's alleged coup plotter, Prince Norodom Chakrapong, was finally spotted at a fast-food outlet in a suburb of Kuala Lumpur, the Sunday Star local daily reported.

But the exiled Prince Chakrapong, who was spotted late Saturday having pizza with his wife and son and two Malaysian friends, declined to be interviewed.

"I understand that you have to do your job, but I like to be alone. I just want to have some time with my family," the Star, which fronted an exclusive shot of him having pizza, quoted the prince as saying.

Since he fled to Malaysia July 3 after allegedly leading an abortive coup attempt in Cambodia, the Malaysian media had been relentlessly tracking his whereabouts. But he has denied any involvement in the coup.

The prince, who is the son of Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk and half-brother of Co-Premier Prince Norodom Ranariddh, had been asked by the Malaysian government to leave for a third country, possibly France.

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