Villagers in land dispute with Phanimex petition authorities
Four hundred Kandal villagers locked in a land dispute in Ponhea Leu district with development company Phanimex submitted a petition Wednesday to district authorities and rights group Adhoc calling for a solution. The petition came a day after villagers blocked National Road 5 for more than two hours after the company installed border posts onto what villagers say is still their land. … “In the petition, we are protesting against the [Phanimex] company for grabbing 63 hectares of farmland in Tuol Ampil and Ponhea Leu villages in Ponhea Leu commune,” said villager Ly Leang, 37. … Mr. Leang said the petition also called for authorities to measure the land of those without titles to safeguard them from unlawful encroachment. Officials and Phanimex maintain that the company has had a land title since 1997, but villagers insist that the title was illegally obtained. …
Ben Sokhean
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