Opposition Voters in Preah Vihear Claim Threat of Eviction
Locals and rights groups on Wednesday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied.
Residents of Choam Ksan district’s Kom Prak village said their village chief has threatened them with eviction. Though all of the roughly 200 families in the village lack titles to their homes and small farms, residents said village chief Chan Heng has singled out only 44 families that he suspected of voting for the CNRP. …
The village chief said he used a megaphone set up at the primary school and the local pagoda the day after the election only to urge the families, CPP and CNRP supporters alike, to work together. …
Lor Chan, provincial coordinator for human rights group Adhoc, said his group was investigating the case.
Adhoc’s head of human rights and legal aid, Ny Chakrya, said his staff was also looking into eviction threats against opposition supporters in Kandal and Siem Reap provinces but had no details. …
