Police Hear Borei Keila Evictees’ Apartment Claims

Ten representatives from the Borei Keila community met with Phnom Penh police chief Touch Naruth yesterday to discuss whether their housing documents could qualify them for an apartment, a representative said yesterday. Chhum Ngan said Mr. Naruth asked representatives to furnish housing documents from 106 evicted families still fighting the Phanimex company to grant them an apartment so police could compare the paperwork with municipal and company records. "We gave them documents from 106 families for review and wanted to know how many families had not gotten apartments yet," Ms. Ngan said. "I think that the police chief called the meeting because they wanted to stop us from protesting, but we'll protest until we get a resolution. ...