R’kiri minorities say land’s sale improper

Fifty Tampuon ethnic minority families protested yesterday in front of the Soeung Commune Hall in Bakeo district against their commune chief, who they allege sold land that belonged to the Ratanakkiri community. In a complaint filed to rights group Adhoc yesterday, the families claim that commune chief Ro Mam Tham sold a 52-by-72-metre piece of the 1.5 hectare of land set aside for the commune hall to a Mr. Meng for $10,000, said Dy Virak, one of the protesters. …

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