Destruction of the villagers' homes (Photo: Chulthea, Koh Santepheap newspaper)
Bulldozer brought in the destroy the homes (Photo: Chulthea, Koh Santepheap newspaper)
The Russey Keo cops sent in to evict the villagers (Photo: Chulthea, Kos Santepheap newspaper)Phnom Penh municipality to compensate the evicted families
03 November 2007
By Mondul Keo
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A high-ranking official from the municipality of Phnom Penh said that the 132 families who were evicted from Village No. 1, Chroy Changvar commune, Russey Keo district, and who were brought to a new location in Dangkao district, will receive a house each from the Phnom Penh municipality.
Man Chhoeun, the deputy governor of Phnom Penh, told RFA in the afternoon of 03 November that the people who were evicted by the city from Chroy Changvar commune, were sent to a new location in Trapeang Anh-chanh village, Trapeang Krasaing commune, Dangkao district, and they will receive a plot of land measuring 4-by-10-meter.
Man Chhoeun added that, in addition to this plot, the city has a policy of providing these people with one house measuring 4-by-5-meter, by letting them borrow capitals for 5-year without any interest (to build the house).
Man Chhoeun said: “The villagers who don’t have anything at all, in just one day, they can obtain one thing, if we settle the account, with 2,000 riels (~$0.50) [a day], they can get a house very easily. Our houses have already been built … (all they have to do is) to come and apply for a loan, the amount of the loan is equal to the price of the house, then they can move into these houses. The $1,000 (loan) must be repaid 200(?) riels each day, even if they can save $1 (each day), there is nothing to worry about.” [KI-Media note: for an exchange rate of 4,000 riels to $1, the amount to repay back is 2,200 riels per day, assuming that the loan is interest free, and it must be paid back in 5 years.]
On 02 November, the Russey Keo district used force to tear down homes belonging to 132 families living in Village No. 1, Chroy Changvar commune, Russey Keo district. The use of force to tear down the homes did not cause any major clash.
Nevertheless, when interviewed by RFA in the morning of 03 November, several villagers said: “We don’t object anymore, and on our former land, we don’t object anymore if we now know where we will be relocated, and how much compensation we will get. We do not claim much, even if they give us land in the middle of rice fields, just give us something. However, we want to ask also: if our houses have been destroyed, what do we use to rebuild (a new one)?”
The demolition of the houses belonging to the 132 families in Village No. 1 has been accused by NGOs and by local human rights organizations as a violation of the livelihood freedom rights of the villagers.
Today, the NRP issued a statement condemning the municipality’s action, calling it a violation of the right to own land, and also a violation of the Constitution, the supreme law of the land in Cambodia. However, the authority claimed that this is an arrangement of the social order to bring in development.
Man Chhoeun, the deputy governor of Phnom Penh, told RFA in the afternoon of 03 November that the people who were evicted by the city from Chroy Changvar commune, were sent to a new location in Trapeang Anh-chanh village, Trapeang Krasaing commune, Dangkao district, and they will receive a plot of land measuring 4-by-10-meter.
Man Chhoeun added that, in addition to this plot, the city has a policy of providing these people with one house measuring 4-by-5-meter, by letting them borrow capitals for 5-year without any interest (to build the house).
Man Chhoeun said: “The villagers who don’t have anything at all, in just one day, they can obtain one thing, if we settle the account, with 2,000 riels (~$0.50) [a day], they can get a house very easily. Our houses have already been built … (all they have to do is) to come and apply for a loan, the amount of the loan is equal to the price of the house, then they can move into these houses. The $1,000 (loan) must be repaid 200(?) riels each day, even if they can save $1 (each day), there is nothing to worry about.” [KI-Media note: for an exchange rate of 4,000 riels to $1, the amount to repay back is 2,200 riels per day, assuming that the loan is interest free, and it must be paid back in 5 years.]
On 02 November, the Russey Keo district used force to tear down homes belonging to 132 families living in Village No. 1, Chroy Changvar commune, Russey Keo district. The use of force to tear down the homes did not cause any major clash.
Nevertheless, when interviewed by RFA in the morning of 03 November, several villagers said: “We don’t object anymore, and on our former land, we don’t object anymore if we now know where we will be relocated, and how much compensation we will get. We do not claim much, even if they give us land in the middle of rice fields, just give us something. However, we want to ask also: if our houses have been destroyed, what do we use to rebuild (a new one)?”
The demolition of the houses belonging to the 132 families in Village No. 1 has been accused by NGOs and by local human rights organizations as a violation of the livelihood freedom rights of the villagers.
Today, the NRP issued a statement condemning the municipality’s action, calling it a violation of the right to own land, and also a violation of the Constitution, the supreme law of the land in Cambodia. However, the authority claimed that this is an arrangement of the social order to bring in development.
12 comments:
Poor men fear no arm or death, if they died because they stood for their livelihood; but armed men have no livelihood and fear without arm.
Who is fearful in these photos?
Chhim
AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave soldiers better not touch the Vietnamese population otherwise AH HUN SEN would be out of power in 24hours!
To answer you question, it is AH HUN SEN officials who are very fearful of the Vietnamese population in Cambodia that explain why only the Khmer people are the victims!
Oh, shut the fuck up, we would never play game with any our neighbors if that is what you want to know.
"Social Order", is that what ah Pol Pot did? We are losing our provinces to the Vietnamese in the East, Khmer are being abused by the Vietnamese, and some got kill by the Vietnamese? And CPP want to bring in social order! What?
How long can Khmers stand off from these Terrorists in the CPP and its master?
Ah Hun Sen, Ah Kwak!
Ah Choh Noruok!
Ah Sdach Ting-Moang!
Hok Lundy will kill Hun sen because 53% of these 132 family are youns Hanoi!!!
Wrong, Yuon Hanoi loves PM Hun Sen. They will do no such thing.
Ah Hun Sen government stole people land and demolish their house to make their own. Then let the victims lend money for 5 years without interest, but after that the interest will be double. They don't compensate the people, but make them pay.
Stupid hun sen regime.
Nope, they did not stole anything. It was an arrangement of the social order to bring in development as stated the authority.
I am fucken frustrated as hell!
I mean AH HUN SEN can negotiate with the Vietcong government on Cambodian border issue and North Korean government on economic issue but why can AH HUN SEN negotiate with his people on land issue? How hard is it to negotiate peacefully to find the solution and how about give some incentives to dirt poor Cambodian people to move out the land peacefully because these dirt poor Cambodian people have nothing and I mean nothing! Their fucken little shack says it all!
I do believe that if AH HUN SEN government have the will power to talk and to negotiate in a peaceful civilize manner and the solution will be found and so far there is no will power because it is the culture of a dictator not to negotiate!
Cambodia is still run by the same government installed by the Vietcong since 1979! This is a Vietcong puppet government! I wouldn’t be surprised if the Vietcong government tells the Vietcong puppet government not to negotiate with dirt poor Cambodian people!
2:26, there is nothing to negotiate if people don't have ownership title to their land.
Now, if someone have title to their land, and their land was stolen by the big shot or small shot, then Hun Sen shouldn't have any problem handle that. However, you don't need PM for that. The court could take care of it.
To 3:01PM
If what you said is true and how can Cambodian people read the mind of Cambodian leader without talking and negotiating?
You don't expect Cambodian people to look into a crystal ball and predict the future! Would you?
One of the basic things that Cambodian people desperately need is shelter and without the land how can these Cambodian people have a shelter? What kind a fuck up court system is this to deny the right for Cambodian people to have land and shelter?
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