Ratanakiri villagers threaten to boycott 2008 election because of land disputes with Hun Sen’s advisor
10 September 2007
By Ratha Visal
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheta
About 180 families of Jaray ethnic minority villagers living in 4 villages, located in 2 communes of O’Yadaw district, Ratanakiri province, warned that they will boycott the 2008 general election if the authority cannot resolve the land-grabbing of their 300-hectare of lands by General Kao Try, an advisor of prime minister Hun Sen.
This warning was issued on Sunday 09 September 2007 by representatives of the villagers, after they have protested with the local authorities three times already regarding the land disputes above. In August of this year, General Kao Try’s wife brought in a group of henchmen who painted the limits of (her) lands by encroaching on the land properties belonging to the villagers who lived there since 1979.
Pou Yong and Sev Lin, two representatives of the villagers said: “We took the community complaints to the government to have them resolve this issue quickly, otherwise, the villagers refuse to register to vote. General Kao Try used the names of poor villagers, he wants (our lands), he used his power and money to violate (the rights of) our ethnic minority group.”
RFA could not reach General Kao Try on Monday because his phone cannot be connected to. However, according to a copy of a document received by RFA from the representatives of the villagers, the 300-hectare of the lands belong to 60 alleged owners who are all living in Phnom Penh and various other provinces. The land title was issued in 1994, and Kao Try’s name appeared as an owner of a 5-hectare land also.
Muong Poy, the Ratanakiri provincial governor and chairman of the provincial committee for the resolution of land disputes said: “A report was sent to the ministry of Interior already, if there is no resolution, I will send it to the prime minister (Hun Sen) directly.”
Eng Chhay Eang, the vice-president of the National Authority for the Resolution of Land Disputes (NARLD) said: “The NARLD will resolve it. They (villagers) must go to vote, even if there is no resolution. They should go to vote for the party which will resolve this issue for them.
According to documents regarding the disputed lands which were sent to Moung Poy by a representative of the 60 alleged land owners, these owners demand to split the 300-hectare in two equal parts, excluding the lands occupied by the school, the commune office, and the village areas. The alleged owners demanded that the villagers move to live at a new location north of National Road 78, however, the villagers rejected this proposal, and they threatened to oppose the plan to use force to clear their lands and evicting them out of these areas.
10 September 2007
By Ratha Visal
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheta
About 180 families of Jaray ethnic minority villagers living in 4 villages, located in 2 communes of O’Yadaw district, Ratanakiri province, warned that they will boycott the 2008 general election if the authority cannot resolve the land-grabbing of their 300-hectare of lands by General Kao Try, an advisor of prime minister Hun Sen.
This warning was issued on Sunday 09 September 2007 by representatives of the villagers, after they have protested with the local authorities three times already regarding the land disputes above. In August of this year, General Kao Try’s wife brought in a group of henchmen who painted the limits of (her) lands by encroaching on the land properties belonging to the villagers who lived there since 1979.
Pou Yong and Sev Lin, two representatives of the villagers said: “We took the community complaints to the government to have them resolve this issue quickly, otherwise, the villagers refuse to register to vote. General Kao Try used the names of poor villagers, he wants (our lands), he used his power and money to violate (the rights of) our ethnic minority group.”
RFA could not reach General Kao Try on Monday because his phone cannot be connected to. However, according to a copy of a document received by RFA from the representatives of the villagers, the 300-hectare of the lands belong to 60 alleged owners who are all living in Phnom Penh and various other provinces. The land title was issued in 1994, and Kao Try’s name appeared as an owner of a 5-hectare land also.
Muong Poy, the Ratanakiri provincial governor and chairman of the provincial committee for the resolution of land disputes said: “A report was sent to the ministry of Interior already, if there is no resolution, I will send it to the prime minister (Hun Sen) directly.”
Eng Chhay Eang, the vice-president of the National Authority for the Resolution of Land Disputes (NARLD) said: “The NARLD will resolve it. They (villagers) must go to vote, even if there is no resolution. They should go to vote for the party which will resolve this issue for them.
According to documents regarding the disputed lands which were sent to Moung Poy by a representative of the 60 alleged land owners, these owners demand to split the 300-hectare in two equal parts, excluding the lands occupied by the school, the commune office, and the village areas. The alleged owners demanded that the villagers move to live at a new location north of National Road 78, however, the villagers rejected this proposal, and they threatened to oppose the plan to use force to clear their lands and evicting them out of these areas.
3 comments:
By the way,what happened to villagers of Khbaal Spean near Au Chrao?
General Lay Virak is also a land grabber,so what Hun Sen is going to do to bad boy?
ALL KHMER PEOPLE SHOULD GO TO VOTE HUN SEN OUT AND VOTE FOR SRP IN !!!
THESE CROOK OF THE NATION, BIG HUN SEN, AND HIS LITTLE VIETCONG PUPPETS NEED TO STEP DOWN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. THEIR FUNCTIONS ALL THIS TIME DOESN'T SERVE THE PEOPLE, BUT STEALS, CHEAT, BEATS, AND KILLS THEIR OWN KIND.
WHAT KIND OF EXAMPLE IS THIS ? FOR WHAT THESE CPP REGIME HAVE DONE TO KHMER PEOPLE ALL THIS TIME. ALL OF THEM SHOULD AND I SAY " SHOULD " HAVE SOME HONOR AND HANG " THEMSELF " . THESE GOVT OFFICIAL OF THE CPP BRING NOTHING TO CAMBODIA AND IT PEOPLE BUT SHAME, AND SUFFERING. AND THEY CALL THEMSELF ""HIGH OFFICIAL", AND HAVE FAKE pHD ??
SHAME ON ALL YOU CPP. PEOPLE WITH HIGH OFFICIAL STATUS. SHOULD BRING GOOD EXAMPLE, JOY, PEACE, JOBS, EDUCATION, AND HEALTHCARE. NOT THE OTHER WAYS AROUND.
If there is no fair election and free environment like we Cambodia People should be received as Paris Agreement promise,we all free people should boycut the 2008 election!
What the faked freedome is doing for us!
-lost land
- poverty
- fake religion for our kid
-our religion being destroy day by day
-our race and nation also destroy day by day.
-we are live under Vietnamese Youn law instead of Cambodia law (Monk Sokhon is an example)
- our people ( fishemen) was kidnaped and beat up by the Viet Youn Vair.
And so on and on we are being destroy by faked demoncracy!!!!!
BOY CUT THE 2008 ELECTION. LET THE WORLD KNOW OF OUR REAL FATE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!
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