Villagers in Kampong Speu protest against Phnom Penh Sugar Company for land grabbing. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey)
Rafaelo Dochao MorenoHeng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 07 September 2010
“The EU delegation is collecting information from different sources, and we will inform our headquarters in Brussels on the situation on this issue.”The EU's top representative in Cambodia on Tuesday denied claims his office was investigating a land dispute between villagers and a rubber plantation, instead saying it was “collecting information” for EU headquarters in the matter.
Earlier media reports said the office was investigating a dispute between the Phnom Penh Sugar Industrial Co., Ltd., and villagers who say they have been kicked off their land.
In a statement, EU Charges d'Affaires Rafael Dochao-Moreno denied an investigation was initiated, but he said, “the EU delegation is collecting information from different sources, and we will inform our headquarters in Brussels on the situation on this issue.”
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