Ex-KR soldiers lock in land-dispute meeting

28 April 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Human rights / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Social development
Adhoc / Battalion 671 / Chhun Krenh / Ket Tieng / Regiment E67 / Ruos Thoeun / Tuol Pongro commune

Seventy-four former Khmer Rouge soldiers fighting for land they claim the government granted them in the 1990s have agreed to meet with the military commanders who allegedly sold the parcels for personal profit. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, follows a week after a pair representatives for the 74 families were arrested for illegally occupying the disputed territory. The representatives, Ly Khley, 46, and Hoeun Vy, 56, were apprehended by Banteay Meanchey authorities in Malai district’s Tuol Pongro commune on April 22 and released two days later after they agreed to move. …

 Chhay Channyda
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