Activists sentenced

6 August 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Crime and law enforcement / Human rights / Judiciary and courts / Law and judiciary / Social development
Kampong Thom provincial court / LICADHO / Prey Lang Forest

Nine Prey Lang forest activists received suspended one-year prison sentences at Kampong Thom Provincial Court yesterday and were ordered to pay $1,250 to a businesswoman whose hectare of cassava they were accused of uprooting, the defendants’ lawyer said. Yong Panith – who represents Mao Thea, 37; Meas Koeung, 20; Meas Vann, 25; Prom Suy, 68; Hem Hay, 25; Nuon Kin, 40; Duong Chay, 45; Sao Korn, 50; and Chheang Vuthy, 39 – said his clients found the decision unacceptable. …

 Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-sentenced

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