Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Group Calls on PM to Investigate Governor

By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
07 April 2008


The Cambodian Center for Human Rights has asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to examine "irregularities" in the proposal of a governor to move several hundred families off land in Kampong Thom province.

Villagers told the CCHR in a public forum in March they had been leaked documents that showed plans by Governor Nam Tum to move families off land they legally occupy.

The rights group said in a letter to Hun Sen the villagers feared the governor would kick them off more than 3,000 hectares of land in order to sell it to a rubber company.

Governor Nam Tum said the people were living on state land.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

KILL AH NAM TUM - a fake name of a vietnamese for a Khmer name.