Clash at Koh Kong SEZ protest

4 November 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Concessions / Economic land concessions and plantations / Human rights / Land / Land policy and administration / Law and judiciary / Public land lease / Special economic zones
Housing Rights Task Force / Koh Kong Special Economic Zone / Ly Yong Phat / NGO Forum / Pen Bon Chhouy / Phay Siphan / Sia Phearum / Tek Vannara

A 60-year-old woman was injured and sent to hospital yesterday when police cracked down on anti-eviction protesters blocking a busy bridge in Koh Kong province, villagers said. More than 100 villagers locked in a dispute with the company that manages the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone, owned by ruling party senator and tycoon Ly Yong Phat, had blocked the Koh Kong Bridge in support of a jailed community representative after provincial authorities refused to meet with them. …

 Sen David and Pech Sotheary
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