07-Dec-2006
Publication : Press Release
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is writing in response to your December 5 statement in which you expressed your support for an illegal sale of 115 hectares of public land in Bokeo district, Ratanakiri province, Cambodia. You will recall that the concerned land, which belongs to the 840 indigenous villagers of Chrung and Kachok villages in Bokew district, were illegally sold to a businessman named Kim Mao by Mr. Puy Yong, the Lom Chor Commune Council member in O’Yadaw District at a cost of US$ 300/hectare.
Information Source : Cambodia: Illegal Sale of State Property to a Private Businessman Violates Basic Rights of People