Cambodia: Forced eviction/ excessive use of force
Cambodia: Forced eviction/ excessive use of force
Index Number: ASA 23/043/2008Date Published: 19 November 2008
Categories: Cambodia
Around 100 soldiers, police, military police and Forestry Administration officials forcibly evicted around 300 families in Ta Ken commune, Chhuk District in the province of Kampot on 17 and 18 November. The mixed force, the largest group of whom belonged to Brigade 31 of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, was carrying firearms including AK47s and handguns when they approached Anlong Krom village. They burned down all the houses in the village, making the people homeless.