Original report from Phnom Penh
26 August 2009
More than 50 villagers from Kampong Speu province gathered in front of the National Assembly in Phnom Penh Wednesday, demanding a solution over a land issue.
Villagers say 25 hectares of land belonging to 61 families in Korng Pisey district were sold by a village chief to a private company.
Land grabs are an ongoing problem in Cambodia that observers warn threaten the stability of the country.
“My purpose here is to appeal to Prime Minister Hun Sen and the national institution to find justice for people,” said Van Yeat, 57, one of the protesters. “We have been trying to file with commune, district and provincial authorities, but they ignore our complaints.”
Ros Vey, the chief of Sala Kros village, was not available for comment. But Hang Sarun, commune chief for Preah Nipean, where the village lies, said the 61 families did not have documentation for their land.
Villagers say 25 hectares of land belonging to 61 families in Korng Pisey district were sold by a village chief to a private company.
Land grabs are an ongoing problem in Cambodia that observers warn threaten the stability of the country.
“My purpose here is to appeal to Prime Minister Hun Sen and the national institution to find justice for people,” said Van Yeat, 57, one of the protesters. “We have been trying to file with commune, district and provincial authorities, but they ignore our complaints.”
Ros Vey, the chief of Sala Kros village, was not available for comment. But Hang Sarun, commune chief for Preah Nipean, where the village lies, said the 61 families did not have documentation for their land.
8 comments:
the legacy of the KR, of course! so, it is smart for all khmer work together to solve this problem instead of putting all the blame and burden on the current gov't. the current gov't did't create this land problem, the stupid KR did! so, stop making lame excuses here, we're young, but we're not stupid nor are we in the dark ages again, you know! wake up cambodia! be smarter!
what i find disturbing is the bias view!
This government is a government of a whole bunch of the ignorrant, arrogant, robber, thieves, savage, vulgar, and leeches who have been sucking Khmer people's blood day and night. Natural leeches will come off as they have enough blood, but human leeches will never have enough. The more they get, the more they want. We the innocent, poor and weak people can do nothing except waithing for them to be struck by lightnings in the summer, insted of in the monsoon.
Hun Sen regime = Land Grabbing.
crooks always makes excuses against the innocent. Until they get hung, then it too late.
government of crooks!
if the khmer rouge started this land problem, while is taking the current over 25 years and still can't fix anything? no more excuse, can't solve the problem, stop making excuses.
Tov pdeung ah hun sen ey, boe ah choy mray os ning sot tae khnea vea dael vea proe kbal aoy luoch dey reas luok. Chea muoy puok ah nung, mean tae khla han loeng banh kbal vea chaol tov ah luoch cheat os nung.
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