Villagers demand millions

More than 200 ethnic families in Mondulkiri’s Sen Monorom town filed complaints to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet and the provincial court yesterday, asking for the cancellation of Villa Development’s land concession and demanding $500 million for allegedly destroying their resin trees. The complaint is the ninth one launched on behalf of 273 families in the Laoka ethnic community in Sokadom commune after previous complaints were ignored by local authorities, according to villagers, who blamed the lack of attention on the connections between provincial Deputy Governor Yim Luch and his wife, the owner of Villa Development. …

Phak Seangly
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