Sihanouk Province Villagers Protest Pagoda Land Eviction
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Sihanouk Province Villagers Protest Pagoda Land Eviction
May 7, 2019
Villagers protest monk’s eviction
More than 40 villagers on Saturday gathered at the O’Damrey pagoda in Preah Sihanouk province to protest the eviction of a monk and the removal of the pagoda.
Morn Sina, a villager representative, said the provincial monk authority and the provincial cults and religion department want the pagoda removed so the land could be returned to Stung Hav district authorities.
Mr Sina said the pagoda is small and was built 20 years ago. He said villagers invited monk Mann Pheakdey to live in the pagoda in case villagers needed religious services.
“The provincial monk chief and the provincial cults and religion director asked monk chief Mann Pheakdey to provide a thumbprint for an eviction letter on Saturday,” Mr Sina said.
He added that the land the pagoda was built on has been contested since 1999 by rich and powerful people who want it.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50601318/v ... -eviction/
Villagers protest monk’s eviction
More than 40 villagers on Saturday gathered at the O’Damrey pagoda in Preah Sihanouk province to protest the eviction of a monk and the removal of the pagoda.
Morn Sina, a villager representative, said the provincial monk authority and the provincial cults and religion department want the pagoda removed so the land could be returned to Stung Hav district authorities.
Mr Sina said the pagoda is small and was built 20 years ago. He said villagers invited monk Mann Pheakdey to live in the pagoda in case villagers needed religious services.
“The provincial monk chief and the provincial cults and religion director asked monk chief Mann Pheakdey to provide a thumbprint for an eviction letter on Saturday,” Mr Sina said.
He added that the land the pagoda was built on has been contested since 1999 by rich and powerful people who want it.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50601318/v ... -eviction/
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