By Cheang Sokha and Jacob Gold
The Phnom Penh Post
WAR veterans and armed forces retirees who sell or rent their portion of a social land concession risk having that land confiscated by the government, Prime Minister Hun Sen warned in a speech on Wednesday.
Speaking at a policy briefing, he said retirees and war veterans were obligated to farm the land themselves.
“Social land concessions are intended for those who are truly landless, not only those who served in the armed forces, but also people affected by natural disasters or family resettlement,” Hun Sen said.
“They cannot use the land given to them to make money by selling or renting it. Otherwise we will confiscate the land, with no exceptions.”
But Ou Virak, director of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR), said the system was plagued with corruption.
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