By Ung Chansophea
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
A delegation of about 100 people will show up in front of the gate to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s mansion in Takhmao on Friday 28 March, at about 6:00 AM. The delegation wants to attract the attention of the government leader over the land conflict pitting 3 groups of villagers in Phnom Penh against private companies. These communities (Group 78, Dey Kraham, and Reekreay) live in the Bassac district. They must vacate their lands for real estate development. Lim Likheang, a representative of Gorup 78, hopes that this action will bear fruit: “The prime minister intervened in favor of villagers in a land dispute in Sihanoukville. I hope that he will do the same for us.” Hun Sen did present his excuses publicly following the shooting of one of the demonstrators (in Sihanoukville). He also returned one portion of the lands back to the villagers.
