Mondulkiri families seek help in land row vs 'powerful officer'
Share Mondulkiri families seek help in land row vs ‘powerful officer’ Tue, 9 March 2021 Nearly 200 families of Andong Kraloeng village in Mondulkiri province are calling on authorities to prevent further clearing of land in the community by a powerful policeman known as Thang Rithy. However, land clearing activities continue despite the community and authorities trying to stop them. According to community head Soka Thot, 51ha of land has been cleared of which 12ha is community land. Rithy has claimed that he has legal rights to fence the land and take nearly 40ha of it. Residents say that...
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