Cambodia; Rights Group Slams Cambodian Government Over Land Dispute Death

Jul 31, 2014 | Radio Free Asia
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A soldier in Cambodia's army shot and killed a teenager this week while attempting to seize farmland for his military superior, rights groups said, warning that shooting deaths over land grabs are creating a climate of fear in the country.

Try Chamroeun, a 19-year-old student, was planting soybeans on Sunday along with fellow villagers on a two-hectare (half-acre) plot in Preah Vihear province, when soldier Poeun Tash demanded that he stop, claiming the land belonged to his military boss, according to London-based environmental advocacy group Global Witness.