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| Ly E Sar, 27, recovers at a hospital in Kampong Cham after being shot by a security guard from the TTY Corporation Co yesterday in Kratie province’s Snuol district. (Heng Chivoan/ Phnom Penh Post) |
Thursday, 19 January 2012
May Titthara
The Phnom Penh Post
Security guards for the agro-based company TTY Co Ltd opened fired on villagers in Kratie province’s Snuol district yesterday morning after they protested in an attempt to keep the company from clearing their cassava fields. Four were injured, while one man is in critical condition.
After the four were shot, villagers blocked national road 76A, demanding that the government expel the company from the province and revoke their licence.
Keo Van, a villager from the Phi Thnou commune at the protest, said that about 10:30am, security guards opened fire on the villagers after they pleaded with the guards to let them harvest the cassava before the company cleared their land.
The TTY company received an economic land concession in 2008 on more than 9,000 hectares of land in Snuol district.
“They said to us that if we did not leave, that one or two people would die. We did not allow them to clear our land, and after they spoke, they took five AK-47s and opened fire. They shot at us like a fight during the war. They ran and followed the villagers into the jungle to fight them when they fled for safety,” he said.
He confirmed that three men and one woman were injured after being shot.
“We decided to block the road to inform the Ministry of Interior of the issue and want the government to find a resolution for us,” Keo Van said.
Neth Rottana, who was shot in the arm, identified the others injured as Mong Toch, 22, Ly E Sar, 27, and Sren Krya, 23, adding that one man remains lost in the jungle.
Three of the shooting victims were initially sent for treatment at a hospital in Kampong Cham, while one remained in Snuol district. The severity of Mong Touch’s wounds required his eventual transfer to a hospital in Vietnam.
“Mr Mong Touch is hopeless and was sent to receive medical treatment in Vietnam. They [security guards] do not regard us as human beings, they regard us as animals,” she said.
Provincial police chief Choung Seang Hak said that the security guards involved with the shooting were in no way related to his provincial police office.
“Those persons did not work as police in my province, I heard that they are company bodyguards, but I don’t know where they are from,” the police chief said.
Provincial governor Kham Phoeun said he went down to the area where the villagers had blocked national road 76A in an unsuccessful attempt to negotiate.
“We promised to stop the company from clearing the land, provide compensation for the people who were injured, investigate and arrest the persons who shot them and find a resolution to their land dispute. They did not listen to us,” the provincial governor said.
Snuol district governor Iv So Phum vowed to find a resolution for villagers yesterday by requesting the company refrain from clearing the villagers’ land, as well as appealing to high-level officials to find a resolution to the dispute.
“I am responsible for the villagers who were injured, by getting payment for their medical treatment and finding the security guards who opened fire so they can be sentenced according to the law, but they [villagers] will not listen to me. So how can I negotiate?”
He said the villagers demanded the company withdraw from the province or they would destroy its property.
Am Sam Ath, senior investigator for the rights group Licadho, said the actions of the company were cruel and the government should arrest the shooters.
“The company is responsible for their security guards who shot the villagers,” he said.
“The prime minister said that soldiers, police and military police could not work to protect private companies. So, why did they [security guards] have guns? Where are they from?”
23 comments:
Those guys stand up there and shoot at our protesters are POUK 7 Makara that YOUN took them Hanoi before now the are grown old enough to serve YOUN. They are killing our people to serve its master.
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!
Samdach Decho Hun Sen said: "To the victims where is your America? Where are the human right group when you need one?"
Hun Sen said "Where is your fucking Lotus revolution? I don't see one. Coward"
7:10 AM
Samdach Decho Sen! the Lotus Revolution is hiding in your anus. Sir! They don't dare to come out from your anus.
Lotus and Jasmine Revolution are hiding in Hun Sen anus???that's very smelly place to hide. Come out! Come out! Stop hiding inside Samdach anus.
As a Khmer from oversea let me join with other Khmer both home and abroad to share the pain and sorrow with our helpless Cambodian who have been suffering under Hun Sen regime known as a yuon Hanoi tool.
Khmers is a race that will never understand the word "Unity" that is why from Angkor Era to now Khmer live as animals habitate
Ah Kwack,
Stop Vietnamization in Cambodia.
Those crook businessmen are mostly Vietnamese who chased Khmer people out of their house.
Wake up Ah Roleuy Chker Chkuot Kwack.
You are strong only against your own innocent people, but with your Vietnamese masters, you put your tail between your legs.
Ah Runteas Banh Ah Kwack !!
Nothing and nothing happen to Hun Sen even he used army on forced evictions, removed, jailed and killing millions Cambodian the UNITED NATIONS, WORLD BANK AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY are blinded and brainwashed by the Vietnamese.
Khmers will never ever unity as one. That's why they live as animal.
They voted for Hun Xen. Now, he help them like those in Borei Keila, snuol, and others.
Come on all khmer don't cry let vote for him again next time.
Lotus revolution dares to do nothing as Hun Sen said in the meeting last time.
What's ashame! Lotus shit revolution.
anytime, anywhere there is oppression, there will be a revolution!
9:10 AM
If and only Lotus revolution leaders are brave but as facts they are very coward leaders so there will be no revolution as Hun Sen predicted.
What ah hun sen needs to do is to step down since his government has not done anything to alleviate the land dispute problems. Let other people who can do the job! Corruption in his administration is much too deep to solve the conflicts.
The dummy security guards , got pay only $30 or $50 a month,shooting to khmer Protesters...all khmer do not scare them.....when they are going home ...follow them ...and kille one by one.Stand up and fight back.Do that way everyday.....
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ខ្មែរអើយ អើយខ្មែរ! ពេលនេះទឹកលេចដល់ច្រមុះហើយ!
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internationale, le soldat ou polcier sert de la paix pour son citoyen est bizare qu'au cambodge les policiers tuent leurs citoyens sous le rigime khmer rouge hun sen le p p c aujourd'hui en 2012?
8:34AM
One day Khmer will be united and we kill all mother fucker Vietcong dogs. Khmer know who you fucker are and we all know that you are a number one enemy.
STAND STRONG AND UNITED OR YOUR LFE WILL CHANGE FOREVER.HOLD ON TO YOUR LAND.ITS YOUR LIFE!!! BE CONSISTENT AND LET SPREAD THE WORD AND LET IT BE KNOW AROUND THE WORLD. PROTECT YOUR LAND WITH ALL YOU MIGHTY!!!!
Why don't you shoot the two standing on the truck down while these idiots shot at innocent people.? It is the right thing to do as it turned back the bullets to two fucking idiots.
Yes Stand up. we're need To change. This is our country not Hun sen family country. 30 years in power what u can do for your people? Kill them , distroy them. Get out from my country dude.
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