AP
PHNOM PENH - Private guards shot and wounded at least four people today during a land dispute in Cambodia, witnesses and a provincial official said.
Kratie province Gov. Kham Phoeun said he ordered police to investigate guards armed with AK-47 assault rifles who shot at about 100 villages who were trying to stop bulldozers from destroying their cassava plantation.
The number of protesters increased to about 300 after the shooting, and they also blocked the highway, demanding that the shooters be arrested, said Ms Neth Ratana, a wounded protester interviewed by telephone.
Officials from the landholding company could not immediately be reached for comment.
Such land disputes are not unusual in Cambodia, and have provoked protests partly because of the perception that officials are making corrupt deals at the expense of poor people.
Mr Am Sam Ath of the human rights group Licadho said nearly 20,000 people were victimised by land disputes last year, and that the issue is worsening as land prices rise.
"I am afraid that this dispute could get bigger from day to day and may affect the country's stability if the government doesn't take urgent action to solve the problem," he said.
Ms Neth Ratana, 23, said about 10 security guards standing on trucks began shooting at protesters when they surrounded the excavating equipment and forced the drivers to stop clearing the land.
She said she was slightly wounded on her knee, and that four other protesters were wounded badly enough to be hospitalised.
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Samdach Decho Hun Sen say" You see motherfuckers. America goverment and the America Human Right groups are know about you people situation very well but Where are they when you people in need the most? because They are on my side I have more benefit to America. If you think about your Lotus and Jasmine revolutions think again about the reality of Cambodian people as you people see on Bories Keika and Bank Kok lake. I order to do that because I want to see how you people Lotus and Jasmine revolution are going to do about that? as I mention Cambodian people today unlike before they are sick of revolution and they like to live their life as animal as you people see"
Who is the smart one now Lotus/Jasime revolution or I am Hun Sen?
Where are the lotus and Jasime revolution? when the people need one.
Hun Sen is right, Lotus and Jasimine revolutions are nothing but chicken shit. Dare to do nothing as people in need one revolution.
Is that truth the lotus and jasimine revolution lead by coward people?
Khmer revolution in the making. Don't rely on China or America to save you my fellow khmer. Time is approaching for taking our nation back from this Vietnam-backed regime before too late!!!
Hun Sen evicted alot of Cambodians people unjusticely but No revolution is dare to raise up. Why? Because they are chicken as CPP said in the meeting.
Where is the Lotus or Jasmine revolution? Where are they? They must be coward group of leaders.
Remember: Now or Never!
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