Press release: people arrested in Svay Rieng in Economic Land Concession
On the unjust accusation and the arrest of village representatives
on the Economic Land Concession land dispute with Peam Chaing Rubber Company
The Cambodian Human Rights and Development Association (ADHOC) would like to express our dissatisfaction for the unjust measure taken by first instance provincial court in Svay Rieng that arrested one village representative, Mr. Yea Yeng and sent him to prison. Not only that, the court continues to try to arrest other 15 villagers on criminal charges related to the Economic Land Concession dispute between the rubber plantation company, Peam Chaing, and 5 villages. ADHOC notifies that this land dispute case has not reached to the point which they use the court system yet, because the government is now trying to ease the tension in this area. So, the court should delay the criminal charges of the villagers for this moment and continue to try for the fact finding of the situation clearly first. The people’s protests was instigated from the flaw distraction in resolution of land dispute on time and let the company clear the land; destroy property and plantation of people without restraint since 2007.
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