By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
01 June 2008
More than 1,000 people have recently come to the residence of Prime Minister Hun Sen, seeking redress for land issues that a rights investigator said are increasing even as the general election draws near.
Higher prices for land have led to the increase, said Licadho investigator Am Sam Arth, and not even the upcoming election has had an impact.
That has been frustrating for many villagers, but also for the groups who worked to make the 2004 land law.
Mony Soeung, a villager from Battambang province’s Bavil district, said local authorities conspired to take 165 hectares of land from 38 families three months ago. He came as part of the 1,000 families to ask Hun Sen for help.
Rithy Meas, a villager who was part of a group of 1,000 families that lost land in Kampot province, said he won’t vote for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party if the problem isn’t solved.
Higher prices for land have led to the increase, said Licadho investigator Am Sam Arth, and not even the upcoming election has had an impact.
That has been frustrating for many villagers, but also for the groups who worked to make the 2004 land law.
Mony Soeung, a villager from Battambang province’s Bavil district, said local authorities conspired to take 165 hectares of land from 38 families three months ago. He came as part of the 1,000 families to ask Hun Sen for help.
Rithy Meas, a villager who was part of a group of 1,000 families that lost land in Kampot province, said he won’t vote for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party if the problem isn’t solved.
10 comments:
That's a good model for all Cambodian voters.
Nonesense, PM can't trade lands for votes. If they got the ownership title to the land in dispute, then the court should be able to solve the problem.
What if the title (s) was fabricated? Then what, wise guy?!
This show that HUN XEN doesn't care a bout KHMER people .
don't vote for C Pee Pee.
This is clearly that CPP will be defeated. They going down!!!!!!!!!!!
people only vote for leaders who are helping them.
Oh cut out the "IF" shit, will ya (4:26)?
But yeah, just like the US, when one is stupid enough to get scam, that is their own fault. It is not the government fault.
បោះឆ្នោត ថ្ងៃ ២៧ កក្កដា ២០០៨ មានតែ ពីរ ជំរើស ៖
- បោះឆ្នោត អោយជនក្បត់ជាតិ (អាក្បត់ជាតិហ៊ុន សែន បំរើផលប្រយោជយួន)
ឬ
- បោះឆ្នោត ជូនអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ (ឯកឧត្តមសម រង្ស៊ី បំរើផលប្រយោជខ្មែរ)
Two sides of the Cambodian vote on July 27, 2008, vote for :
- Traitor (ah Hun Sen youn servant, CPP: Communist Pro youn Party)
or
- Patriot (H.E. Sam Rainsy khmer servant, SRP: Sam Rainsy Party)
Khmer farmer
It's better to be pro-yuon than to be pro-zimbabwe.
My bad! I thought these marcher's lined up for Hun Sen's wives.
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