Thursday, June 11, 2009

EVICTIONS Land-related arrests on the rise in '09

Thursday, 11 June 2009
Written by Thet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post


The number of people arrested and detained in cases related to land disputes more than doubled in the first five months of 2009 compared with the first six months of 2008, according to a report released Wednesday by the local rights group Adhoc. The report states that 69 people have been arrested and detained so far this year, with 35 of them remaining in prison. Warrants are still out for an additional 66 people. In the first six months of last year, only 30 people were arrested and detained, said Ny Chakrya, the head of the monitoring section of Adhoc. "More people have been arrested and detained, while others are on run to escape from police's arrests over land issues," he said.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

As a Khmer person it is a shame to look at these photographs. I could not imagine how could Khmer do this to Khmer? after we had gone through the Khmer Rough era some 30 years ago. This means those in charge the country right now are still the Khmer Rough. I hope the tide will turn and those who have been committing the crime against Khmer people will be whipped out soon

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen = CPP = Terrorist

Anonymous said...

The result of unreforme Justice, police, and army of an ilegal regime in 1993!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Are these pictures been published/printed in pro-govt media?????????????????????

Anonymous said...

12:50 AM

Fuck you, asshole!

Pi Anh: PPU

Anonymous said...

It sadden me to see the current Khemer government have no compassion with the their own people. May peace be with the Khmer people.