Phnom Penh Post
POLICE guarding a rubber plantation in Kampong Thom province’s Santuk district opened fire on a small group of villagers who tried to cultivate their old farms inside the concession area on Sunday, villagers said.
Three villagers – part of a group of about 40 – were shot by police in the afternoon as they attempted to enter concession land in the district’s Kraya commune, from which they were forcibly evicted in December.
Luon Bunthy, 39, who brought the three victims to Santuk district hospital, said that the shootings took place at around 1pm, when villagers approached a police post guarding the 8,100-hectare rubber concession owned by the Vietnam-based Tin Bien Company.
Three villagers – part of a group of about 40 – were shot by police in the afternoon as they attempted to enter concession land in the district’s Kraya commune, from which they were forcibly evicted in December.
Luon Bunthy, 39, who brought the three victims to Santuk district hospital, said that the shootings took place at around 1pm, when villagers approached a police post guarding the 8,100-hectare rubber concession owned by the Vietnam-based Tin Bien Company.
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