Sambok Chab Residents Protest About Unfair Treatment

Sambok Chab Residents Protest About Unfair Treatment
Kanika Suon
Phnom Penh
13/07/2006

Forty eight families from Sambok Chab villages in Tonle Bassac who were
being evicted and resettled in Dangkao commune protest in front of the
Ministy of Justice appealing to Prime Minister Hun Sen to find a
solution for them.

They are unhappy because they allege that the city authorities and the
company (that bought their former site for development) provide
shelters and money to Vietnamese residents. These residents were
resettled in June. They say that authorities do not keep their
promises.

One villagers' representative, Buth Bopha, says that these residents
were being treated unfairly, and that they have lived in the old site
since 1982.

Other people have lived there for almost 20 years, with family cards,
home deeds, and Phnom Penh Ministry of Land Survey recognizes their
titles. They allege that the authorities force them to vacate saying
they will solve the problem later.

Another woman, Bun Sakheoun says with tears in her eyes that she is
hurt by the authorities and company's neglect, and helped 30 Vietnamese
families instead.

To find out about these allegations, VOA stringer goes to Dangkao
commune and interviews a Vietnamese woman who told her that her family
receives a lot of 5 by 12 meters, 20kg. of rice, a tent, a water
barrel, and $600 from the authorities and the company.

Another Vietnamese man says the same thing. Phnom Penh Vice Governor Pa
Socheatvong says that Phnom Penh city hall does not have a plan to
provide these Vietnamese residents with anything, and that all
residents get the same treatment.

Opposition Sam Rainsy party (SRP) legislator Keo Remy says that the
Cambodians and the Vietnamese are not dealt with equally when legal
cases are concerned. He appeals to the authorities to conduct
investigations on this matter, saying present Cambodian societies do
not get treated fairly. He says that he observes that the authorities
seem to pay more attention to immigrants, especially the Vietnamese
than their own citizens.

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