Riots in Poipet over import taxes

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Riots in Poipet over import taxes

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Military police fired shots in the air and severely beat a man in Poipet on Monday after a protest over import taxes at the provincial Customs and Excise Departed erupted into violence.

The crackdown came after enraged cross-border porters began hurling bricks at the department, breaking down the gate and burning tires.

Hean Trein, 26, a representative of the porters, said that protesters dispersed after the shots were fired, but a violent confrontation in which they used their carts to break down the gate of the customs office left at least three injured.
“Those protesters, they do not understand the taxation law,” he said. “They demanded our officials not charge taxes on [shipments of] less than 60 cases. Over 60 cases, they asked that officials drop the price. [These rules] are not described in the taxation law, and we do not respond to that request.”
Full details here: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/v ... hes-poipet
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Hahaha, the natives are restless.

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Has been brewing for some time apparently: this is from December 2014:
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b ... d-proposal
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