Government to Investigate Land Loss Claims along Vietnamese Border

As pressure grows on the government to release jailed unionist Rong Chhun, Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered chairman of the Cambodia Border Affairs Committee to look into villagers complaints.

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday (Aug. 25) ordered Var Kim Hong, chairman of the Cambodia Border Affairs Committee, to visit people living along the Vietnamese border where there are complaints over land lost during demarcation negotiations.

Chhim Phal Virun, chairman of the Supreme Council of Consultation said that Hun Sen has ordered Var Kim Hong to visit the affected communities in Tboung Khmum Province.

During the fourth semester meeting of the Supreme Council of Consultation Phal Virun said “Samdech ordered HE Var Kim Hong to visit the people who said they have lost their land and to check if it’s really lost and where? [He is] to find the real issue.”

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