Laborers pulling carts across the Cambodian-Thai border are regularly extorted by the numerous border police checkpoints.Wednesday, April 19, 2006
By Pin Sisovann
The Cambodia Daily
Sam Rainsy Party leader Sam Rainsy has written to Prime Minister Hun Sen asking him to reduce the number of police checkpoints demanding money from laborers pulling carts at the Poipet border crossing to Thailand.
Sam Rainsy said Tuesday that thousands of laborers are pulling carts at the crossing and have to pay bribes at five police checkpoints. "It is not only unfair but also anarchic," he said. An official at the checkpoint who refused to give his name denied police were extorting money from poor laborers. But Poipet villager Chey Sophat said his son Chey Tola hands over half the money he earns to border police, soldiers and customs officials.
Sam Rainsy said Tuesday that thousands of laborers are pulling carts at the crossing and have to pay bribes at five police checkpoints. "It is not only unfair but also anarchic," he said. An official at the checkpoint who refused to give his name denied police were extorting money from poor laborers. But Poipet villager Chey Sophat said his son Chey Tola hands over half the money he earns to border police, soldiers and customs officials.
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