Police violently cracked down on Boeung Kake Lake residents during their protest in front PM Hun Sen's home.
Published March 13, 2013
Associated Press
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – Cambodian
police have beaten demonstrators who were marching toward the prime
minister's house to protest being evicted from their homes. The violent
confrontation is a reminder that land grabbing remains a contentious
issue in this election year.
Nearly 100 protesters,
mostly women, marched Wednesday to Prime Minister Hun Sen's home in the
middle of Phnom Penh to petition him to provide land they claim was
promised them when they were evicted from their homes in the capital's
Boueng Kak lake area to make way for a luxury real estate development.
About
100 police began beating demonstrators when they tried to push through
their lines. At least two protesters were injured, with apparent broken
limbs. At least four others fell unconscious.
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