Villagers in Kampong Speu protest against Phnom Penh Sugar Company for land grabbing, in May 2010. (Photo: by Heng Reaksmey)Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Tuesday, 31 August 2010
“If the prime minister wants to see clearly, he should come directly to my area to see how this is affecting the land of the people.”Opposition lawmakers and rights groups on Tuesday criticized as unfair a letter from Prime Minister Hun Sen defending a government land concession at the heart of an escalating dispute with villagers.
Hun Sen said in a written response to lawmakers the 9,000-hectare concession in Kampong Speu province had been legally given to the Phnom Penh Sugar Industry, Co.
“The land concession to the company was legally issued by the Ministry of Agriculture,” Hun Sen wrote in July, responding to a March request for information from seven National Assembly lawmakers from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party.
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