By Uk Sav Bory
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
On Tuesday and today (Wednesday), Sihanoukville authority use machinery equipments to tear down homes, belongings, and crops, and it proceeded to arrest one person as well.
49-year-old Chit Ny, the victim who was released (from jail) in the afternoon of 17 October, indicated that the authority did not issue any announce about the demolition of homes in Pou Thoeung village, Bit Trang commune, Prey Nub district, Sihanoukville.
Chit Ny said that in the middle of the night of 15 October, the authority surrounded that village, and in the morning of Tuesday 15 October, they pointed their guns on the homeowners, telling them to come and sit underneath the hut. Then, they ordered the women to go upstairs to pick up their belongings. Those who refused to comply were beaten up. “They arrested, they beat me up with the butt of the gun, they hit me on the head, on my neck, my body, everywhere, and they shocked me (with an electric baton),” Chit Ny said.
Chit Ny’s daughter added that all her 6 siblings were shocked by the police (with the electric baton) until they all fell down, then they were beaten up. She said that the authority tore down their house, causing them to lose some money and a number of equipments. “They tear down my house completely upside down, I lost all my jewelries and money, I couldn’t find them. They threatened us just like thieves coming to rob us,” Chit Ny’s daughter said.
A man by the name of Long Chim said that his home was tore down a bulldozer on Wednesday 17 October. He was so concerned that he fell ill after he saw the authority use of violence against his family. He said that the police considered them just like enemies in a war zone, they beat his family up, and they forced them to leave their properties, and they shot their rifles to threaten the villagers just like they would with animals.
Long Chim said: “I was early morning, we didn’t wake up yet. They knocked at the door, chasing us out from the house immediately. I just asked them to have my children help carry out our belongings, they didn’t allow it. Only my wife can carry our belongings out, I told them to shoot me, if they want to, then they allowed my son to take the motorbike out of the house.”
Lak Kean, the Bit Trang commune chief, said that Pou Thoeung village was set up in the 90s, and the authority recognized all the villagers as living there legally, but it did not issue legal ownership documents for the 200-hectare of lands. The authority simply allowed them to occupy the properties.
Lak Kean said that the upper level authority issued an order for the cops to raid the village in violation of the decentralization authority which is being conducted at the local level, and the cops did not provide information to the local authority beforehand about the demolition of houses and the destruction of crops. 42 houses and hundreds of hectares of crops were destroyed.
Lak Kean said: “They prevent everything, even for me who represents the (local) authority. I asked to go in and visit the action taken against my constituents, but they (cops) did allow me in.”
Say Hak, the (CPP) governor of Sihanoukville, said the city authority sent the information about the eviction of these 100-hectare plot, several times. Say Hak refused to name the alleged owner of theses lands, but he said that the villagers were building their huts in the front of someone else’s lands, and it has negative impact on the city tourism zone.
Say Hak said: “We told them several times … (the alleged owner) brought in their property line blueprint drawings, and asked for the protection of their legal rights. We look as the land law, and decide whether we should take action or not. If you have a house, and people start building small huts in front of your hose, and starting to ask you for money, will you accept it?”
Mrs. Cheab Sotheary, an official of the Adhoc human rights organization, said that if the authority claimed that its action was taken according to the land law, then it should do it openly so that reporters, NGOs, and the commune council can visit the villagers.
49-year-old Chit Ny, the victim who was released (from jail) in the afternoon of 17 October, indicated that the authority did not issue any announce about the demolition of homes in Pou Thoeung village, Bit Trang commune, Prey Nub district, Sihanoukville.
Chit Ny said that in the middle of the night of 15 October, the authority surrounded that village, and in the morning of Tuesday 15 October, they pointed their guns on the homeowners, telling them to come and sit underneath the hut. Then, they ordered the women to go upstairs to pick up their belongings. Those who refused to comply were beaten up. “They arrested, they beat me up with the butt of the gun, they hit me on the head, on my neck, my body, everywhere, and they shocked me (with an electric baton),” Chit Ny said.
Chit Ny’s daughter added that all her 6 siblings were shocked by the police (with the electric baton) until they all fell down, then they were beaten up. She said that the authority tore down their house, causing them to lose some money and a number of equipments. “They tear down my house completely upside down, I lost all my jewelries and money, I couldn’t find them. They threatened us just like thieves coming to rob us,” Chit Ny’s daughter said.
A man by the name of Long Chim said that his home was tore down a bulldozer on Wednesday 17 October. He was so concerned that he fell ill after he saw the authority use of violence against his family. He said that the police considered them just like enemies in a war zone, they beat his family up, and they forced them to leave their properties, and they shot their rifles to threaten the villagers just like they would with animals.
Long Chim said: “I was early morning, we didn’t wake up yet. They knocked at the door, chasing us out from the house immediately. I just asked them to have my children help carry out our belongings, they didn’t allow it. Only my wife can carry our belongings out, I told them to shoot me, if they want to, then they allowed my son to take the motorbike out of the house.”
Lak Kean, the Bit Trang commune chief, said that Pou Thoeung village was set up in the 90s, and the authority recognized all the villagers as living there legally, but it did not issue legal ownership documents for the 200-hectare of lands. The authority simply allowed them to occupy the properties.
Lak Kean said that the upper level authority issued an order for the cops to raid the village in violation of the decentralization authority which is being conducted at the local level, and the cops did not provide information to the local authority beforehand about the demolition of houses and the destruction of crops. 42 houses and hundreds of hectares of crops were destroyed.
Lak Kean said: “They prevent everything, even for me who represents the (local) authority. I asked to go in and visit the action taken against my constituents, but they (cops) did allow me in.”
Say Hak, the (CPP) governor of Sihanoukville, said the city authority sent the information about the eviction of these 100-hectare plot, several times. Say Hak refused to name the alleged owner of theses lands, but he said that the villagers were building their huts in the front of someone else’s lands, and it has negative impact on the city tourism zone.
Say Hak said: “We told them several times … (the alleged owner) brought in their property line blueprint drawings, and asked for the protection of their legal rights. We look as the land law, and decide whether we should take action or not. If you have a house, and people start building small huts in front of your hose, and starting to ask you for money, will you accept it?”
Mrs. Cheab Sotheary, an official of the Adhoc human rights organization, said that if the authority claimed that its action was taken according to the land law, then it should do it openly so that reporters, NGOs, and the commune council can visit the villagers.
7 comments:
We always hear these reports, but where are the pictures at? Does these jounalists have any insider leak? Or do they just interview the victims only?
This Say Hak is a poison of Funcinpec. He uses the name of FUN to get rid of people. In fact, inside of him, He's a real CPP. He is the nephew in law of Ly Yong Phat (one of the richest tycoon in Cambodia).
If 10:13PM really want the pictures. Wait for some leaks from time to time. If Say Hak sees people taking pics, He will brake the cameras.
Say Hak is the perfect guy who use the theory : Burn 100 houses and build one house! Then applaud when Hun Sen come to the opening ceremony (Sam Puot). CPP's theory!
Jesus Chris!!!! If you really exists, where are you God?
Buddha, not Jesus, you are calling for the wrong messenger, dude.
From a khmer in France.
All those people suffered a lot during the killing field and lost all their money.
Now we should help them to survive and to find the smile .
The injustice is the most horrible thing in a human life.
Do not not forget this sentence:
"Don't do to the others something that you don't want to be done to you".
I hope that you can understand my english.
khmer leaders love to hurt khmer people. what's a shame?
Nope, you are talking about Ah Khmer-Yuon who love to hurt everyone.
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