Army ordered villager about they are going to
confiscate land
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Independent Mon News Agency
The Burmese army based in Three Pagoda and village headmen
gathered
all of the residents of a
gave them orders regarding seizure
of their land.
Burmese army No. 63 gathered the Choo-cha-plu
villagers in the primary
school, where army officers told
them they are going to confiscate the
land and measure it.
“Army officers told us they are going to seize about a 3
kilometer
wide by 4 kilometers long area of
land between Choo-Cha-plu and Chaung
Zone, and ordered 40 house owners to move from the land,” Nai Pick
said. “The army officer
told us they seized it for building an army
base,” he added.
“People are saying the army is going to give us who have to
move half
the amount of the price of our
house. But the army said nothing at the
meeting,” said Nai
Krak Mon an owner who has to move.
“They said they will give us space for a house, but
practically, we do
not know what they will do. In my
experience it is difficult to get
compensation,” Nai
Krak Mon added.
“If they do not pay it we will have have
nothing. I am very poor. For
me, I will have to start my life at
zero,” he said, “and not only me
but all of the villagers. Most
villagers in Choo-cha-plu are very
poor.”
Most of the land the army is going to seize is owned by
local
villagers in the area and some of
it has orchid plantations.
According to villagers, Nai Htaw, a Three Pagoda town resident, owns
the largest plantation in the land
which were ordered to be
confiscated.
In
compensation and they regularly
seize land for their army base and for
army business.
For further information, please contact to Independent Mon
News Agency
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