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| Police guard the office of Boeung Kak lake developer Shukaku Inc while protesters care for village representative Ly Mom, who fainted during a protest yesterday. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan) |
Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post
About 100 residents from Boeung Kak lake’s Village 7 clashed with police on Tuesday during a heated protest relating to the recent flooding of lakeside homes by local developer Shukaku Inc.
The protesters gathered at the developer’s office at the lakeside, urging Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene to halt the pumping of sand into the lake and reevaluate compensation packages for those agreeing to relocate for a controversial development.
The protest turned violent when a Shukaku worker ordered police employed by the developer to destroy a protestor’s banner, knocking two villagers to the ground. Village representative Ly Mom also fell to the ground unconscious during the protest.
Hout Motdy, a resident of Village 20, said that she was frustrated by the lack of action on the part of the authorities.
“I have been everywhere, including Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house, the Prime Minister’s Cabinet, City Hall, the Daun Penh district office and the developer’s office, but they just sent us from place to place,” she said.
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The protesters gathered at the developer’s office at the lakeside, urging Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene to halt the pumping of sand into the lake and reevaluate compensation packages for those agreeing to relocate for a controversial development.
The protest turned violent when a Shukaku worker ordered police employed by the developer to destroy a protestor’s banner, knocking two villagers to the ground. Village representative Ly Mom also fell to the ground unconscious during the protest.
Hout Motdy, a resident of Village 20, said that she was frustrated by the lack of action on the part of the authorities.
“I have been everywhere, including Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house, the Prime Minister’s Cabinet, City Hall, the Daun Penh district office and the developer’s office, but they just sent us from place to place,” she said.
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