On 20 April 2007, at 6:00AM, provincial authorities led joint armed forces– about 150 soldiers, police, and military police– along with weapons, electric batons, shields, and fire trucks and teargas, to forcedly drive 107 families out of our homes in Group 1, Village 6, Sangkat 4, Mitt Pheap district, Sihanouk town and Sihanouk province. Participating in the event were authorities in uniforms and in civilian clothes. The group forced their way in, burned, and destroyed 60 of villagers’ homes to the ground, using excavators to knock down, and completely burned the remainders down. In implementing this activity, residents had not been informed in advance so that they could legally have appealed the case. Finally, all of those victims’ document and belongings were all burned and destroyed, leaving them nothing. In addition, they forcefully prevented them from bringing out their belongings; and 13 people were arrested, handcuffed, and sent to prison without a fair trial.
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