Kandal villagers refuse to give up land

11 July 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Economic land concessions and plantations / Human rights / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Social development
Chhvang commune / Chrey Las commune / Hun Sen / Kim Meng Eang / National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution / SKD

More than 60 people in Kandal province on Thursday protested the provincial court’s questioning of seven villagers who refused to thumbprint documents handing over their land to a dealer who claims to own it. Lim Kea, the land dealer, says she bought about 155 hectares of land in Ponhea Leu district’s Chhvang and Chrey Las communes in 1997 and then sold it to SKD, a company that makes wine. But SKD lost the land when Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered it returned to the villagers in 2008. Ms. Kea says she has compensated SKD for the loss and believes she now owns it. …

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