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Article

24 Feb 2018

Author:
Phak Seangly, The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia: Military general & rubber company director sues land dispute representative for damaging rubber trees

"Land dispute rep to appear before court", 21 February 2018

A representative of more than 100 families involved in a land dispute with a rubber company is seeking the help of a local rights group after being ordered to appear before the Oddar Meanchey Provincial Court….

Im Chantha, 54, represents 120 families in Anlong Veng commune and was summonsed to court for questioning in relation to a lawsuit brought by Duong Sina, the director of Data Rubber (Cambodia) Co Ltd and a one-star military general. The lawsuit alleges…“intentional damage” by destroying rubber trees.

…The Appeal Court ruled…that the contested land belonged to the company. The families disputed the ruling…claiming they had lived there since at least 2003.

…Chantha refused to acknowledge the court verdict.

According to Chantha, Sina instructed security guards to clear villagers’ rice paddies and trees after he became director of the company last year.

“Since Duong Sina showed up, he started to abuse the people. People worry and feel scared every day,” she said.

Sina denied the allegations…. Sina also accused the villagers of cutting “hundreds” of the company’s rubber trees.