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Land dispute in Oudong (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)By Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post
OFFICIALS in Banteay Meanchey province’s Thma Puok district have so far failed to hold a promised meeting with villagers over the alleged seizure of their land by the military, residents said Wednesday.
They added that local officials have threatened to have them arrested if they continue to contest the proposed construction of an army base on the disputed property.
Long Than, 58, a village representative who claims to have lived in Thma Dekkes village since 1993, when his family was relocated there from a refugee camp, said he has been told that the rice field now belongs to the military, and that members of RCAF’s Brigade 51 stopped him from cultivating the land on Wednesday.
“We cannot plough anymore on our land,” he said. “The village chief also threatened to put us in handcuffs if we protest.”
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