‘Threats’ follow Prey Lang patrol
The Prey Lang community patrol network faced threats from illegal loggers after reporting the loggers’ names to authorities, along with the discovery of more than 120 cubic metres of illegally felled timber and seven chainsaws, a patrol representative said yesterday. Chheang Vuthy, a community representative from Kampong Thom, said that at the end of the network’s forest patrol, he was forced to flee for his own safety after receiving several phone threats. … During the five-day patrol, which ended on Monday, about 280 Prey Long villagers combed through Kampong Thom, Preah Vihear, Stung Treng and Kratie provinces for evidence of illegal logging, but they had been unable to meet as planned on Tuesday because heavy rain had prevented travel, Preah Vihear province community representative Phouk Hong said. …
