B Kak 15 Petition Sent to Japanese Embassy
Boeng Kak protesters continued their fight for the release of 14 women and one man imprisoned since May 24, delivering a petition to the Senate and the Japanese Embassy on Friday that they hope will spur new intervention in the long-running land dispute. More than 100 people—including evicted residents from the Borei Keila community—gathered outside the Senate and the nearby embassy shouting “free the 15!” Boeng Kak residents’ representative Bo Chhorvy said the imprisonment of the 15, which came after a peaceful protest against CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin’s real estate project at the former lake, was unlawful. …
