Fines called for in case against Khmer Krom

26 June 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
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Khmer Krom / Lay Vannak / Sangkum Meanchey village / Takeo Provincial Court

An ongoing land dispute may become more than just an embittered ordeal for three Khmer Krom villagers after officials requested yesterday that a Takeo court levy them huge fines. According to representatives from Borei Choslar district’s Sangkum Meanchey village, they are only farming barren land that under squatters’ rights should legally be theirs. But local fisheries officials want the 68 families gone from property that a 2008 law designated as a protected wildlife area. …

 Sen David
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