By Sok Serey
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
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Villagers from Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province, indicated that they are threatened with arrest and death when they stood up to protest against a company that cleared lands and destroyed the villagers’ crop.
About 100 Cambodian villagers from Ta Suos village, Tros commune, Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province, claimed that a number of villagers where threatened with shooting and killing, arrest, and sending to jail when they prevented machineries from the Peam Chaing rubber plantation company from clearing lands and destroying large number of hectares of their cassava and cashew crops.
Yea Yeng, a Ta Suos villager, declared that large number of hectares of cassava and cashew crops were destroyed from the rubber plantation company’s land clearing operation.
Yea Yeng said: “This morning, 70 to 80 villagers went to protest, to stop them from continuing their land clearing. They did not agree, they scorned us and they wanted to shoot us. They threatened to handcuff us.”
Chhum Chham, another villager, indicated that the situation is very tense right now: “Nowadays, it is very difficult. The villagers are not allowed to take their animals out for grazing. Where should we go look? There is no place for our buffaloes to graze, all our lands are gone, the villagers have nothing now. Our meager vegetable crops were destroyed, that’s why the villagers cannot take it anymore.”
Another villager chimed in: “Our cassava crops are destroyed, that was why we went to stop them. They wanted to beat us up. We surrounded them, not allowing them to beat us. They said that they will beat us and they will handcuff us and send us to jail.”
Regarding the villagers’ accusations above, Pen Ny Den, the deputy director of the Svay Rieng-based Peam Chaing rubber plantation company, said that he did not know about this case.
Pen Ny Den said: “I was actually near there, but I did not know the details. I don’t know if the land was cleared or not because I am in Kampong Som now.”
Nget Nara, a facilitator for the Adhoc human rights organization, said: “We call on the local authority to pay attention and provide appropriate safety to the villagers.”
Victims of the destruction indicated that they came to live in this area since 1979. In 2007, the Peam Chaing rubber plantation company came and laid claim to the ownership of the villagers’ lands.
The company brought in 3 mechanical land clearing equipments to clear the land and to destroy numerous hectares of grown cassava and cashew crops belonging to the villagers.
The villagers and the local authority indicated that the company laid claim to 3,960 hectares of land for rubber plantation. Several hundreds of families from 5 villages are currently concerned about the grabbing of their lands in the near future. The five villages include: Ta Suos, Boeung, Tros, M’reak Teab and Trapaing Peay villages. They are all located in Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province.
About 100 Cambodian villagers from Ta Suos village, Tros commune, Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province, claimed that a number of villagers where threatened with shooting and killing, arrest, and sending to jail when they prevented machineries from the Peam Chaing rubber plantation company from clearing lands and destroying large number of hectares of their cassava and cashew crops.
Yea Yeng, a Ta Suos villager, declared that large number of hectares of cassava and cashew crops were destroyed from the rubber plantation company’s land clearing operation.
Yea Yeng said: “This morning, 70 to 80 villagers went to protest, to stop them from continuing their land clearing. They did not agree, they scorned us and they wanted to shoot us. They threatened to handcuff us.”
Chhum Chham, another villager, indicated that the situation is very tense right now: “Nowadays, it is very difficult. The villagers are not allowed to take their animals out for grazing. Where should we go look? There is no place for our buffaloes to graze, all our lands are gone, the villagers have nothing now. Our meager vegetable crops were destroyed, that’s why the villagers cannot take it anymore.”
Another villager chimed in: “Our cassava crops are destroyed, that was why we went to stop them. They wanted to beat us up. We surrounded them, not allowing them to beat us. They said that they will beat us and they will handcuff us and send us to jail.”
Regarding the villagers’ accusations above, Pen Ny Den, the deputy director of the Svay Rieng-based Peam Chaing rubber plantation company, said that he did not know about this case.
Pen Ny Den said: “I was actually near there, but I did not know the details. I don’t know if the land was cleared or not because I am in Kampong Som now.”
Nget Nara, a facilitator for the Adhoc human rights organization, said: “We call on the local authority to pay attention and provide appropriate safety to the villagers.”
Victims of the destruction indicated that they came to live in this area since 1979. In 2007, the Peam Chaing rubber plantation company came and laid claim to the ownership of the villagers’ lands.
The company brought in 3 mechanical land clearing equipments to clear the land and to destroy numerous hectares of grown cassava and cashew crops belonging to the villagers.
The villagers and the local authority indicated that the company laid claim to 3,960 hectares of land for rubber plantation. Several hundreds of families from 5 villages are currently concerned about the grabbing of their lands in the near future. The five villages include: Ta Suos, Boeung, Tros, M’reak Teab and Trapaing Peay villages. They are all located in Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province.
11 comments:
It takes fire to fight fire.
Somrainsy has to show up in court room and don't blam to khmer people,because you are not Khmer(Somrainsy)don't blam to people!
AH! AH! That was the result for those people in that province vote for CPP. Next term please vote for CPP again.
since when does ah hunxen help khmer people with border problem ?
cpp and unxen is not khmer, you should know that before voting for it again, for now try to dry your tears
Please ask the asylum in Thai land ,you are in the category that Thai Land hungry to help.
GOD BLESS
ខ្ញុំគិតថា លោកសម រង្ស៊ីមិនដែលចោទប្រកាន់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ដូចដែលរដ្ឋាភិបាល ហ៊ុន សែន ចោទនោះទេ។ គាត់មានតែការពារប្រយោជន៏ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនិងប្រទេសជាតិ។ សូមបងប្អូនគិតនិងរៀនគិតឡើងវិញ នូវរាល់សកម្មភាពរបស់បក្សពួករដ្ឋាភិបាល ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលតែងតែធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញប្រជាពលរដ្ឋឥតឈប់ឈរ ក្រោយពេលពួកគេឈ្នះឆ្នោតរួច។ មុនបោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវពិចារណាឲបានច្បាស់៕
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I think that H.E Sam Raingsy has never ever blamed people like the Hun Sen government claimed. Instead, he protects the interests of the Cambodian people and the country. Please try to think or learn to review the actions made by the clique of the Hun Sen government that always constantly bewilders the people after they won the election. Make a clear decision before you VOTE!
The Phnom Penhean!
Hong kimg va is Youn, Huynh sen is Youn, Ho nam Hong is Youn. All the fucking CCP is Youn.
Svay Rieng people, don't let me see or hear your cry!!... You are destroying yourself. How you do destroy yourself? You voted for CPP, thats how.
Vote for CPP last time Cambodia only lost your land. Vote for CPP next time, we lost the whole country. Do you people understand it now. This is what CPP does to you. If you want your land and your country saved, you all need to vote for whoever fighting for you, whoevery stands for you, whoevery protect you, whoever not on Vietnam side.
Remember CPP Hun Sen and its puppets are all on Vietnam side.
Svay Rieng people, don't let me see or hear your cry!!... You are destroying yourself. How you do destroy yourself? You voted for CPP, thats how.
Vote for CPP last time Cambodia only lost your land. Vote for CPP next time, we lost the whole country. Do you people understand it now. This is what CPP does to you. If you want your land and your country saved, you all need to vote for whoever fighting for you, whoevery stands for you, whoevery protect you, whoever not on Vietnam side.
Remember CPP Hun Sen and its puppets are all on Vietnam side. SAM RAINSY IS NOT. YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THAT.
Khmers lost lands and go to jail.
Viet have more lands, simle and say
Khmers kill Khmers, band of idiots.
All of CPP members and their supporters heads must be cut.
To all Khmer farmers...you should rise up and make sacrafice. Be smart!! Form a group and fight back for your land. Don't let them walk all over you. Otherwise, you will die in vein. You must stop allow them doing this illegal thing to you.
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