Council Of Ministers Backs Hun Sen’s Plan To Rebuild Homes
The Council of Ministers yesterday backed Prime Minister Hun Sen’s plan to rebuild the flattened homes of 49 families who were violently evicted earlier this month in Preah Sihanouk province’s Stung Hav district. In a statement on Sunday, Mr. Hun Sen dismissed the Council of Ministers’ decision to give 352 hectares of land in Keo Phos village to local businessman Cheam Phen, and said the land should be given back to the villagers, with CPP Senator Mong Reththy overseeing the rebuilding of the 17 houses. Mr. Hun Sen’s statement followed a letter released by the Council of Ministers and signed by Deputy Prime Minister Sok An to the Sihanoukville Provincial Court last month stated Mr. Phen was the rightful owner of the land. But yesterday, the Council of Ministers called for the case in which Mr. Phen was awarded the 353 hectares to be fully reinvestigated, using letters from Interior Minister Sar Kheng and Mr. Hun Sen. …
