Land title deals for former Khmer Rouge in question
Former Khmer Rouge cadres who in return for laying down their weapons and swearing allegiance to the Cambodian government were granted plots of land in what is now Kampot province say local authorities aren’t respecting the deal.
Representatives of 80 families in the province’s Chhouk district told the Post yesterday that land officials are staking out the area to make room for newcomers, even after they submitted proof of ownership documents. …
According to the policy, he said, land on which residents are living and planting must be measured, though he wasn’t explicit on how the cadres would be affected.
