Thank you, Kmuoy Mekong, This is the history of Yuon and Khmer. Pee Meeng, Thavry
On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:12 PM, Mekong River <[email protected]> wrote: > The Voices from Phum Daung- The Land Robbed by Vietnam > > Translated from Indradevi Magazine, issue 25th August- > 10th September, > 2001(E-mail:[email protected]<e-mail%[email protected]> > ) > ---------------------------------------------------- > > In response to the complaints of Phum Daung villagers > Ning Sin, a member of parliament, led a delegation to > visit the village on the 10th of August 2001. When the > delegation arrived in the village the Vietnamese > border police entered the village to arrest the > delegates and to confiscate their cameras and films. > Ning Sin told Indradevi Magazine that after > receiving the complaints he decided to lead a > delegation to inspect the rice paddies allegedly > destroyed by the Vietnamese authorities and the nine > houses of the Khmer families which Vietnamese > authorities claimed to have been built on Vietnam's > soil. When the delegation was still inspecting and > photographing the one rice paddy that was allegedly > destroyed by the Vietnamese authorities suddenly there > arrived two Vietnamese policemen to detain the > delegation and the scuffle broke out after the > officers attempted to confiscate their cameras and > films. After a few minutes of scuffle the officers > asked the delegation to go the their office at their > check point to resolve the issue. When they escorted > the delegation passed the Khmer border check point all > the delegates ran inside the building which angered > the two officers and they cursed and insulted the > delegation with profanity and foul language. > Ning Sin said that the next day, the 11th of > August 2001, Nhek Bunchhay, the second Vice-President > of the Senate led another delegation, which Ning Sin > is a member, to visit Phum Daung again. Nhek Bunchhay > planned to visit the nine houses located on Khmer > land, which claimed by Vietnam as their land, but the > Vietnamese authorities prevented them from visiting > the occupants of the nine houses. > Ning Sin said that Nhek Bunchhay and the > delegation did not want to cause any trouble with the > Vietnamese authorities so they decided to return > without having an opportunity to inspect the destroyed > rice fields. > On the next day, 12th of Agust 2001, there were > three delegations consisting of 50 people which were > led by Hourn Bunny, a Khmer expatriates from America. > Among the delegates were Sam Samdoeun and Sith Ibrahim > who are members of parliament from the Sam Rainsy > Party and two student associations. > Hourn Bunny had brought with him presents and aid > donated by Khmer expatriates living in America to the > victimized villagers of Phum Daung. The donations > include one ton of husked rice and 5 water wells to > share among 75 families of Phum Daung. This is the > second batch of aid from Khmer expatriates living in > America. The first batch brought by Hourn Bunny > includes a large quantity of rice and 25 wells. > During the distribution of aid hundreds of people > sobbed and cried out emotionally and described how > their rice fields were destroyed by the Vietnamese > authorities. Some described how their oxen, buffallo, > rakes and plows were confiscated and having to pay > fines and bribes of between 30,000-100,000 Riels if > they toiled the fields claimed by Vietnam. > Bae Hak, a lady of 41 years old who lives in Phum > Daung, said that nowadays the Vietnamese authorities > had increasingly maltreated the villagers of Phum > Daung and when their cattle grazed in the disputed > areas the owners were beaten and forced to pay fines. > Two of her young children who went to cut the grass in > the disputed areas to feed their cattle were beaten > badly. The day after, the Vietnamese police seized two > of her oxen and demanded she pays 100,000 Riels in > fines. She said that the same happened to her > neighbours. Six of Pou Neang's cattle were seized by > Vietnamese police and they demanded he pays 15,000 > Riels. Two of Tith Phalla's buffallo were seized and > she was demanded to pay one chi of gold. And 4 of > Moeng Sorn's cattle were seized and she was demanded > to pay two chi of gold. > Bae Hak said that whenever there were complaints > of land disputes between the Vietnamese and the Khmer > the Khmer authorities never come to resolve the > disputes and sometimes totally ignored their > complaints. On the contrary, the Vietnamese > authorities always accompanied their villagers > equipped and armed with weapons and electric batons. > Em Choeun, age 31 years old of Prey Totuol, Khum > Daung said that on the 2nd of August 2001 at 4pm when > he was grazing his 3 buffallo in the fields suddenly > arrived 5 Vietnamese police to surround him in an > attempt to arrest him and seize his buffallo. He > tried to chase his buffallo westward to toward > Cambodia's side but were catched up by the Vietnamese > police, captured and were beaten very badly. Em Choeun > said that two young villagers came to his aid but were > also beaten by the Vietnamese police. Mao Yim, age 20, > tried to help Choeun chase his buffallo out but were > captured. They tried to choke him by squeezing his > neck and threw him against the dam. He tried to free > himself by hitting the officers with the stick. The VN > police got very angry and fired 3 shots over his head. > Oung Rong, age 15, came to their aid but were also > captured. The VN police tried to choke him by > squeezing his neck and they also tried to cut off his > palms by using palm leaves to saw off his palms > leaving serious wounds up until today. > According to the information provided by the many > villagers of Phum Daung, the chief of border post, > named Pen Sophean, is actually a Vietnamese national. > They said that when there was a dispute between the > Vietnamese and the Khmer he never tried to resolve it. > Sith Ibrahim, a Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian, > said that he is concerned about the fate of the people > and the territorial integrity of the land surrounding > Khum Daung. > Prak Suth, Chief of Khum Daung admitted that he > never took up the people's complaints with the > authorities in Phnom Penh because most cases were > resolved between the local authorities and the > Vietnamese authorities. > According to him, the survey in 1996 revealed that > 80.38 hectares of land in Khum Daung were seized by > Vietnam and more than 300 families have their land > stolen, among those 150 families lost both of their > land and their houses. Among 2,178 people who live in > Khum Daung Sam Samdoeun, a Sam Rainsy Party > parliamentarian, said that he told the Cambodian > governement that Vietnam is trying to cut off the > limbs and lifelines of those occupants of the nine > houses claimed by the VN authorities to have been > built on their soil. > Prak Uth, Deputy Chief of Srok Romeas Haek said > that any Khmer who wish to enter those nine houses > must first get the permission from the VN authorities. > But he said that they will never ask for a permission > because by doing so it confers the legitimacy of the > Vietnamese claims to the nine houses and the land > belonging to those nine houses. > Hourn Bunny, the Khmer expatriate from America, > said that he admired the courage of the occupants of > the nine houses who adamntly and steadfastly refused > to move out or agreed to become Vietnamese citizens as > requested and forced to do so by the Vietnamese > authorities. He promised that if the villagers wish to > build a temple on the site of the old Wat Daung Chas > he is determined to find the money for the > construction of the temple and he also promised to > build a bridge linking Khum Daung and Khum Kampong > Thom as well. ((END)) > > > > ********************************************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. > This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. > Thank you for your understanding. 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