PHNOM PENH — A pet lion that authorities seized from a house in Cambodia’s capital last week was reunited with its owner on Monday – after a personal intervention by Prime Minister Hun Sen.
Police and wildlife officials initially raided the property on June 27, saying they were rescuing the animal after videos of it appeared on the social media app TikTok, and neighbors raised the alarm.
In the days that followed, social media posts appeared saying the lion should be returned to the owner, who had denied accusations of mistreating the animal.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, the prime minister ordered the 18-month-old male lion be returned on the condition …
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