Nine Boeng Tamok lake residents, a community actively defending their land in the face of threats from construction companies, face charges of “intentional acts of violence and obstruction of public officials” and were placed under court supervision following a warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal court. For years, the community of Samraong Tboung village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh have protested the filling-in of Boeng Tamok, one of the capital’s last remaining natural lakes. They are also on the verge of being evicted from their homes and losing their livelihoods fishing and harvesting vegetation from the lake as construction projects threaten to displace them. There are many companies involved in the development of the area, including construction company Orkide Villa.