Released on May 17, 2012
The United States is deeply concerned by the fatal shooting of a teenage girl in Kratie province yesterday, which reportedly occurred during a response by Cambodian security forces to a protest over an economic land concession. We extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Heng Chantha.
We urge Cambodian authorities to undertake a thorough, transparent, and credible investigation into this matter and to hold accountable anyone criminally responsible for the killing.
The United States has consistently expressed its concerns about the increasing number of land disputes in Cambodia and the potential they have to escalate into violent confrontations. We call on both protestors and security forces to refrain from violence and to exercise maximum restraint.
The United States views the Royal Government of Cambodia’s recent decision to suspend the issuance of new economic land concessions as a positive development, especially in light of growing public concern about the impact of such concessions on the environment and on Cambodians’ property rights. However, yesterday’s tragedy underscores the urgent importance of clearly delineated property rights, as well as the need for a dispute resolution system that is independent, transparent, well-understood by the public, and treats all Cambodians equally and according to the rule of law. In light of the recent sad incident, we urge the Royal Government of Cambodia to implement the new moratorium in an expeditious and robust manner.
6 comments:
Hun Shit,
You must stop giving Khmer land to your master Vietnam.
Khmer land bolongs to Khmer people and it is not your own property.
So, wake up traitor Hun Shit.
Your conscience is lower than animals, because animals protect their family and their habitat.
This former communist(now dictator) has never heard what the US says because their boss is Viet, former US death foe.
Welcome back Heng Soy!
I wish you had brought some good news for us.
Well, the guy that is used to call everybody "Dumb Khmer" here on KI-Media will be dealt wih appropriately and accordingly by Heng Soy, hopefully, since Heng Soy is KI-Media's boss!
Are we right, everybody?
If Cambodia has abundance of oil reserve like any country in the middle east, Hun Sen regime will oust of office decades ago. why uttering such rhetoric when absent of action is immobilized!!!
AH HUN SEN uses democracy as a façade but he rules Cambodia as a warlord. It’s about time that the West stops playing dumb and should acknowledge that Cambodia is a dictatorial country, enough is enough.
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