Village chief ‘threatens’ over logging complaint

Villagers in Ratanakkiri’s Lumphat district have filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc, claiming their village chief has threatened them with arrest over a petition accusing officials of illegally logging a community forest. Sven Vev, 40, said he and three other representatives of the ethnic Tumpoun community in Batang commune’s Batang village tried collecting 150 thumbprints to file a lawsuit against the alleged loggers. …

Phak Seangly
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