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. …
Kuch Naren
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