New Boeng Kak Group Petitions World Bank

About 30 former residents of the Boeng Kak community submitted a petition on Friday morning to the World Bank office and several embassies in Phnom Penh, calling for a halt to all funding for longtime anti-eviction protesters from the Boeng Kak area. The Boeng Kak counter-protesters accused Tep Vanny, the well-known spokeswoman of the Boeng Kak anti-eviction activists, of fomenting incitement, and accused several NGOs of supporting her work. The counter-protesters’ statement, which bore the signatures of 67 people, also said that the Boeng Kak community has not been affected by land concessions and accused Ms. Vanny of twisting reality. ...

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