Four charged over forest clearing

20 January 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Environment and natural resources / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Judiciary and courts / Land / Law and judiciary / Logging and timber / Social development
Adhoc / Ministry of Agriculture / Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area / Sou Sovichea / Wildlife Conservation Society

Four of six men arrested on Thursday for allegedly clearing more than three hectares of protected forest within Mondulkiri’s Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area were charged on Saturday, court officials and rights monitors said yesterday.

Sou Sovichea, provincial deputy prosecutor, confirmed yesterday that the four suspects charged ranged between the ages of 30 and 40, while the other two were 14. …

 Phak Seangly
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