Without lawyer, Krom villagers face court trial

24 June 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Government / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Land / Land policy and administration / Land tenure and land titling / Law and judiciary / Social development
Ang Chanrith / Khmer Krom / Minority Rights Organisation / MIRO / Sangkum Meanchey village

Arrest, detention and even an upcoming trial can’t sway 68 Khmer Krom families faced with eviction to give up a bitter land dispute over a bird sanctuary in Takeo province. After being charged in April with illegally occupying state land, three representatives from Sangkum Meanchey village in Borei Choslar district have been summonsed for a court hearing on Wednesday. But the villagers are eager to postpone what they claim would be an unfair trial. …

 Laignee Barron and Chhay Channyda
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