Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Protest of Kbal Trach villagers against Pheapimex Company

Dear All:

Attached are the pictures of about 300 villagers from Kbal Trach commune, Krakor District of Pursat doing a protest in front of Pheapimex company to stop the company bulldozers from clearing their land this morning (03-04-12). The villagers demanded the company stop the clearance and demarcate the land where the company would take, and making sure their land is not affected. They also asked the authority to establish a social land concession program for most of them having no land and not enough land for farming.

No company reps came for any talk to the villagers.

The commune chief of Kbal Trach commune (Duong Sarin 012 480 609) who was also there for his support for peaceful resolution from the company intervened he had just suggested to the Krakor district governor to arrange another discussion between the company and villagers in the next two days.

The villagers were back home at around 02:00 p.m. in their hope to meet with the company again in the next two days under the facilitation of the district government.

(All Photos: Community Legal Education Center (CLEC))



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