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Villagers in Kampong Speu protest against Phnom Penh Sugar Company for land grabbing. (Photo: Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer)Phnom Penh
Friday, 30 April 2010
Villagers in an ongoing land dispute in Kampong Speu province said Friday that local authorities have failed to settle on boundaries between their land and a sugarcane plantation, while more soldiers have moved into the area.
Three villagers in Omlieng commune, Thpong district, who asked not to be named for security reasons, said more than 100 armed forces, including soldiers and military police, have encamped in the disputed area since Thursday. That number was in addition to an estimated 200 security forces already in the area.
The Omlieng villagers said security forces came with the help of the Phnom Penh Sugar Co., Ltd., which is owned by a powerful Cambodian People’s Party senator, Ly Yong Phat, a claim the company denies.
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