Boeung Kak royal petition stymied

6 June 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
15 Boeung Kak lake residents / Boeung Kak / demonstrators / King Norodom Sihanomi / National Assembly / palace / petition / Phnom Penh / Police / Prey Sar Prison / Royal Palace / villagers

Boeung Kak demonstrators left the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh disappointed yesterday after their petition calling for the release of 15 Boeung Kak lake residents locked in Prey Sar prison was not accepted. About 50 villagers, flanked by supporters, marched to the palace from the National Assembly to deliver the petition, intended for King Norodom Sihanomi. However, police rather than palace officials awaited their arrival and issued them clear instructions to disperse. …

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