District forestry boss charged over ‘logging’

27 March 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest cover / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Government / Industries / Land / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Logging and timber / Protected areas / Protected forest / Tourism
Klol Thoeun / Koung Srun / Law on Forestry / Ou'Sinlair waterfall / Thim Synath

The director of the Lumphat district forestry department in Ratanakkiri province was charged and put in pre-trial detention on Monday for allegedly logging on protected land around Ou’Sinlair waterfall, police and court officials revealed yesterday. Deputy Police Chief Klol Thoeun said that Meung Bunthin was picked up by police on Monday after district forestry officials accused him of illegally clearing about 20 hectares of land around Ou’Sinlair, a popular eco-tourism destination in the province. …

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