Boeung Kak Lake (Photo: DR, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)20 August 2009
By N.S.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
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Several dozens of families refused to obey the order to evacuate from the lake shore.
About 50 families of villagers have announced that they refused to leave their homes, in spite of the ultimatum launched by the Phnom Penh city.
Pol Tourist, a representative of the community, indicated that he and the recalcitrant villagers are “prepared to die” rather than accepting the proposed indemnification offer.
“The Phnom Penh city and the Council of Ministers have declared in 2007 that no eviction policy would take place, consequently, we decide to stay and we are demanding for the setup of an on-the-spot development policy,” Pol Tourist said during a press conference on Thursday 20 August.
“Our home is what feeds us,” he added.
Of the 200 families, whose house are built on the lake, who are affected by the first phase of the project, about 50 of them have refused to accept the indemnification offer which includes a plot of land far away from the city. The remaining families have accepted the offer and left.
Altogether, more than 4,000 families are affected to date by the real estate development which involves the filling of the lake.
About 50 families of villagers have announced that they refused to leave their homes, in spite of the ultimatum launched by the Phnom Penh city.
Pol Tourist, a representative of the community, indicated that he and the recalcitrant villagers are “prepared to die” rather than accepting the proposed indemnification offer.
“The Phnom Penh city and the Council of Ministers have declared in 2007 that no eviction policy would take place, consequently, we decide to stay and we are demanding for the setup of an on-the-spot development policy,” Pol Tourist said during a press conference on Thursday 20 August.
“Our home is what feeds us,” he added.
Of the 200 families, whose house are built on the lake, who are affected by the first phase of the project, about 50 of them have refused to accept the indemnification offer which includes a plot of land far away from the city. The remaining families have accepted the offer and left.
Altogether, more than 4,000 families are affected to date by the real estate development which involves the filling of the lake.
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Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Tortures
Executions
Massacres
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Overwork to Death
Slavery
Rapes
Human Abuses
Assault and Battery
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed:
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leader of the Free Trade Union
Attempted Assassinations on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
Attempted Murders on Chea Vichea and Sam Rainsy
Executed members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders members and activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Killings
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and others military official on board.
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Remove Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Under Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed all of these crimes above within Hun Sen Khmer Rouge government have ever been brought to justice.
UNDER AGE CHILD SEX
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed under age child sex.
Svay Sitha is a senior government official from Cambodian People's Party.
Svay Sitha had a sexual relationship with Tat Marina, she was only 16 years old.
Source: Human Rights Watch
ACID ATTACK ON TAT MARINA
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed acid attack.
"On December 5, 1999, Tat Marina, age 16, was severely disfigured in an acid attack in Phnom Penh. The attack was allegedly committed by Khun Sophal, the wife of a senior government official, Svay Sitha, because she was angry her husband had a sexual relationship with Tat Marina. Neither Khun Sophal nor those suspected of being her accomplices in the attack were brought to justice. Intense media publicity compelled the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Khun Sophal for attempted murder, but the police claimed that they could not locate her, although journalists reported that she was living at home as usual."
Source: Human Rights Watch
TORTURE AND MURDER ON PRAK SITHA WHILE IN CUSTODY BY MISNISTRY OF INTERIOR OFFICIAL
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed torture and murder.
"On the night of January 16, 2003, a street youth named Prak Sitha was beaten to death at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) headquarters after he was arrested and detained by off-duty MOI officers on suspicion of theft. His body - bearing numerous injuries to the head, torso, arms, and legs - was dumped at a Phnom Penh pagoda the following morning by ministry officers, in violation of police regulations regarding deaths in custody. No criminal charges were filed in connection with this death. In December 2004, the case was cited by the UN secretary-general's special representative for human rights in Cambodia - who stated that Prak Sitha died at the ministry "following beatings by a known police officer" - as an example of a "consistent and continuing pattern of impunity" in Cambodia."
Source: Human Rights Watch
PUT SAMPHORS WAS SHOT DEAD BY MEAN SOKCHEA, A RCAF MAJOR WORKING IN BRIGADE 70.
Hun Sen's personal Bodyguards Unit (Brigade 70) is a terrorist organization.
Hing Bunheang is a March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack suspect identified by the FBI.
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime had committed murder, again.
"On September 4, 2008, Mean Sokchea, a RCAF major working in Brigade 70, shot dead 21-year-old waitress Put Samphors at a restaurant in Kandal province. Mean Sokchea, in a drunken stupor, fired his gun and apparently mistakenly hit Put Samphors in the stomach. She was taken to a hospital but later died of her wounds. Mean Sokchea was detained by the police overnight but was then released, allegedly after intervention by Hing Bun Heang. Put Samphor's family received US$2,700 from Mean Sokchea, and the police told them that their daughter was shot while authorities were chasing robbers."
Source: Human Rights Watch
if the investors is willing to compensate for them to move, why are they still so greedy? look, the area is a mosquito infested stagnate lake, almost like a sewage, and the city muncipality is just trying to clean it up and beautifying our cosmopolitan, beautiful, capital city of phnom penh, so take that compensation and move on. afterall, it was state land in the first place, not your ancestors' inheritance or something! stop being so greedy already, people! life now is not that bad compared to the stupid KR era one! be smart and stop being so greedy!
It is very disgusted as Khmer Rouge tribunal is still carrying on for the crime in the last 30 years and now a new crime is committing to Bung Kok 'resident. What a shameble government for not learning the crimes of the past and allow a new crime to carry on. Only animal has this kind of mentality. Areak Prey
Response to 8AM:
Hey scumbag....before saying anything....twist your damn tongue 100 or 1000 times first. Look into the real problem deeply and you will see what's going on. People in Boeng Kak are NOT that greedy as what you were paid to say man. They are just trying to demand for appropriate compensation. If such problem happened with your family, would you accept it? Most houses are so big and made by very good quality of wood...and even made from concrete as well. If you guy have times...you should visit there and have a clear look. For those who own small houses, it's probably fit for them and they are willing to move out. NEVER EVER LOOK IN ONE SIDE! But the CPP's Shukaku owner Ah Lao Meng Khin should open its eyes wide and see the injustice and pains of the people. You guy should not look down on people...and don't consider people as trashes....
Boeng Kaker
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