New summonses in old dispute in R’kiri
Four ethnic Jarai village representatives in Ratanakkiri province, including the wife of a rights group activist, were ordered to appear at court today or face arrest on charges of defamation against Keat Kolney, the sister of Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon. The case is part of a long-running land dispute first brought to the court in 2007. At that time, more than 40 families of the Jarai indigenous community in O’Yadav district’s Pate commune sued Kolney for allegedly seizing 450 hectares of land without proper compensation. For nearly eight years the court has not taken action to pursue the communities’ claim. …
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-summonses-old-dispute-rkiri
