Tensions flare in minister’s wife’s land dispute
About 100 military and provincial police descended upon the rural village of Lor Peang on Monday morning, acting on what they said was a court order to arrest three villagers standing in the way of an agro-development project. More than 70 local residents involved in a long-running land dispute with KDC, an agribusiness company owned by Chea Kheng, the wife of Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem, briefly clashed with the police force at about 10:30 a.m., with police claiming minor injuries after withdrawing. ... Monday marked the second recent day of violence in Lor Peang village after another, similar clash on Saturday, as KDC has seemingly dropped all efforts to find a peaceful solution with the families facing eviction and sent in machete-wielding workers backed by local police to set about clearing the 500 hectares claimed by the company. ...
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