Publication : Press Release

On March 3 2007 Prime Minister Hun Sen received from his party, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), full power to eradicate the land grabbing that has been plaguing the country for many years. With this full support, Hun Sen set out to wage “a war against land grabbers” whom he has identified as "CPP officials" and “people in power”. Among these officials, he has singled out senior army officers as the main culprits, saying that “land grabbing mostly involves military commanders, generals.” He has urged all those powerful people to cease of land grabbing or he would strip them of all power, stressing that “regardless of the person’s rank and position, if they are directly involved or stand behind land grabbing, they must be punished.

Information Source : Rule of Law is More Effective in Eradicating Land Grabbing

• AHRC-Asian Human Rights Commission