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A group of vigilantes blocking 17 SRP MPs and about 200 others from visiting border post no. 270 in Anh Chanh village, Chey Chok commune, Cholasa district in Takeo on 3rd June 2010. (Photo: Uon Chhin, RFA)Friday, 4 June 2010
By Khmerization
Source: RFA
The government has apparently used vigilante groups to set up road blocks to prevent 17 MPs from the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) from visiting the contentious border post No. 270 in Cholasa district of Takeo province on 3rd June, reports Radio Free Asia.
The SRP MPs decided to defy the bans after their request was denied by National Assembly President Heng Samrin for visit to border post No. 270 claimed by villagers has having been planted inside their rice-fields and deep inside Khmer territory.
A group of about 200 people, including parliamentarians, civil society representatives as well as journalists had been stopped by police at two checkpoints for 3 hours before they were allowed to proceed to Anh Chanh village. After they arrived at Prey Pka commune, a group fo vigilantes blocked the bridge with a tractor which was stripped of its tyres. They then decided to travel by motorbikes and when they reached a canal, they were again stopped by a group of vigilantes who used two cars and a tractor to block the road at two places. The group then decided to tavel by foot for about 2 kilometres to reach Anh Chanh village when they were again blocked by about 50 young vigilantes and about 30 policemen who prevented them from reaching border post No. 270. At 12 noon, they decided to return back to Phnom Penh without reaching border post No. 270. However, some reports said that the parliamentarians and their group had managed to reach 150 metres from within the location of the border post.
The SRP MPs decided to defy the bans after their request was denied by National Assembly President Heng Samrin for visit to border post No. 270 claimed by villagers has having been planted inside their rice-fields and deep inside Khmer territory.
A group of about 200 people, including parliamentarians, civil society representatives as well as journalists had been stopped by police at two checkpoints for 3 hours before they were allowed to proceed to Anh Chanh village. After they arrived at Prey Pka commune, a group fo vigilantes blocked the bridge with a tractor which was stripped of its tyres. They then decided to travel by motorbikes and when they reached a canal, they were again stopped by a group of vigilantes who used two cars and a tractor to block the road at two places. The group then decided to tavel by foot for about 2 kilometres to reach Anh Chanh village when they were again blocked by about 50 young vigilantes and about 30 policemen who prevented them from reaching border post No. 270. At 12 noon, they decided to return back to Phnom Penh without reaching border post No. 270. However, some reports said that the parliamentarians and their group had managed to reach 150 metres from within the location of the border post.
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