Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Cambodian Military Police is in the rice growing business: Lame excuse for land-grabbing by General Sao Sokha?

Hun Sen decorating Sao Sokha (Photo: Global Witness)

Military Police Draw Ire for Dozing Land

By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
03 March 2008

More than 100 people representing province Monday, to300 families demonstrated in Kampong Thom oppose the alleged bulldozing of land by military police, officials said.

Military police razed about 200 hectares to make room for the development of an official site, a rights worker said.

Military Police Chief Lt. Gen. Sao Sokha said Monday that the land needed to be developed for growing rice during the dry season for military police who will be demobilized in the future.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

conduct unbecoming an officer? how very unprofessional he seemed! i hope he gets reprimanded for this!