Villagers Burn Down Soldiers’ Shelter on Disputed Land
Three members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) on Monday filed a complaint with police in Kompong Chhnang province, accusing irate villagers of torching a wooden shelter built for them by the well-connected KDC agro-industry firm. The soldiers have accused local residents, who have been involved in a years-long land dispute with KDC, which is owned by the wife of Industry Minister Suy Sem, of burning down a wooden shelter on Saturday where the soldiers were stationed on the disputed land in Kompong Tralach district. … Contacted yesterday, residents in the area said they were provoked into starting the fire when groups of unidentified men showed up on Friday and Saturday and began to measure and install demarcation posts on the 145 hectares of land over which 51 families have fought with KDC for ownership rights since 2007. …
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