By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
23 April 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday ordered the Council for Development of Cambodia to conduct an investigation into alleged deception of residents in land deals with private companies.
Speaking at a government and private sector forum, the prime minister warned that some investments in the country had worried Cambodians, and said companies who had forced people to sell land for them would lose their development licenses.
“You forced people to sell the land, so [the licenses] must be terminated,” he said. “This measure is to protect people from losing their land due to coercion by the private sector, which has used its name as an investor and forced people to sell the land.”
Hun Sen pointedly ordered the CDC to investigate a land sale in Kandal province’s Vihear Sour commune.
Mu Sochua, Sam Rainsy Party deputy secretary-general, said Wednesday she was skeptical such a measure would lead to any action against the companies.
Many private companies had tricked people into selling their land, or forced them from their land, but they did so with official backing, she said.
“Many senior government officials and local authorities are behind some of those companies,” she said.
The rights group Adhoc reported in 2007 a worrying trend of private companies forcing the sale of land at low prices or taking land after delivering a small deposit for its sale.
Speaking at a government and private sector forum, the prime minister warned that some investments in the country had worried Cambodians, and said companies who had forced people to sell land for them would lose their development licenses.
“You forced people to sell the land, so [the licenses] must be terminated,” he said. “This measure is to protect people from losing their land due to coercion by the private sector, which has used its name as an investor and forced people to sell the land.”
Hun Sen pointedly ordered the CDC to investigate a land sale in Kandal province’s Vihear Sour commune.
Mu Sochua, Sam Rainsy Party deputy secretary-general, said Wednesday she was skeptical such a measure would lead to any action against the companies.
Many private companies had tricked people into selling their land, or forced them from their land, but they did so with official backing, she said.
“Many senior government officials and local authorities are behind some of those companies,” she said.
The rights group Adhoc reported in 2007 a worrying trend of private companies forcing the sale of land at low prices or taking land after delivering a small deposit for its sale.
5 comments:
This is just again and again political rhetoric of Hun Sen that all things are blowing out from his mouth without having proper articulation, and it has never had effective measures.
Hun Sen's political rhetoric is extremely manipulative!
KY
"Actions speak louder than words." If he only utters words but no action taken by him; he's nothing but a barking mad dog.
Mu Sochua, Sam Rainsy Party deputy secretary-general, said Wednesday she was skeptical such a measure would lead to any action against the companies.
Everyone is entitle to skeptism, however, it was happening in the past and lands were returned to people as in case of the Kampot lands where his army general had to hand over legal tittle 200 hectares of land.
It won't be surprised that companies invovled will be the next one to follow suit.
Many private companies had tricked people into selling their land, or forced them from their land, but they did so with official backing, she said.
Tricked people into selling their land is something rarely happening, personal point of view, due to the facts that many farmers are desperated to have cash in hand for some other reasons or personal needs, and being short sighted out of their own desperation.
That's right.
In any case, when PM said something, it will be done because PM doesn't lied.
Done in the way of illegality...it has never done in legal procedure. This act is just the political reason, not the willingness to help the people.
Ex: Hun Sen commanded to release people and hand land back to them in Kongpung Som recently as well as bribed them to broadcast in TVK to lie Cambodian peoples.
No joking, Hun Sen is smart in lying his people.
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