Oct 28, 2010
DPA
Phnom Penh - A prominent Cambodian human rights group said police used electrical shock batons and walkie-talkies Thursday to beat back several dozen Phnom Penh residents trying to meet with visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon.
One man was beaten unconscious and dragged away by police, Licadho said, adding that the incident revealed the 'cracking facade of democracy in Cambodia.'
The protestors, who are to soon be evicted from their homes in central Phnom Penh to make way for a large development by a well-connected company, had petitioned Ban to meet them to discuss their plight.
Licadho condemned the violence and called on Ban to 'publicly condemn this use of force against peaceful protestors who were attempting to gain his attention.'
Ban's office had yet to issue a statement about the violence.
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