Villagers in Kampong Speu protest against Phnom Penh Sugar Company for land grabbing. Photo: Heng Reaksmey, VOA KhmerPhnom Penh
Monday, 31 May 2010
Kampong Speu provincial court has withdrawn charges against two men accused of incitement in an ongoing land dispute between villagers and a powerful ruling party senator.
Yu Tho, 62, and Kim Reththy, 30, had been accused of burning a bulldozer and buildings of the Phnom Penh Sugar Company in Omlieng commune, Thpong district, which is also facing angry villagers who say they have been pushed from their land.
Both men were arrested March 23 and held through March 29, but their detention sparked a prolonged protest by hundreds of villagers and they were eventually released on bail.
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