Illegal logging case ‘closed’ against RCAF officer
A brigadier general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) whose home and rubber plantation in Mondolkiri province were raided by police last week claimed Sunday that the authorities had apologized to him after he threatened them with a lawsuit. Police had raided Brigadier General Chhit Meng Sreng’s home in Keo Seima district and seized dozens of pieces of luxury wood being kept there, but no arrests were made. Brig. Gen. Meng Sreng maintained his innocence following the raid and accused the authorities of ruining his reputation. “This case is over, because when I threatened them with a lawsuit the authorities involved apologized to me,” Brig. Gen. Meng Sreng, who is chief of the provincial RCAF unit, said Sunday, without specifying who exactly apologized or closed the case. … Sok Ratha, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, criticized the authorities for failing to follow through on the case properly. “This case is strange because they found enough evidence at the offender’s house but instead they apologized to the offender,” he said. …
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