Journos claim officials are involved in logging

23 December 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Civil society / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Land / Logging and timber / Social development
Adhoc / Cheeng Kimsun / Ith Phomarr / Lor Chann / Ly Lon / Nem Siek / Om Mara / Preah Vihear Provincial Forestry Administration / Ros Heng / Sdau Commune / Try Pheap

A group of local journalists in Preah Vihear province allege, in a complaint filed with a rights group, that authorities are involved in the sale of illegally logged timber.

Seven journalists, who asked that their names and respective outlets not be identified for fear of retribution from local authorities, filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc last week after they discovered an estimated 60 cubic metres of luxury-grade wood at the Sdao commune police station and near the Sdao secondary school in Preah Vihear’s Sangkum Thmei district, said Lor Chann, a provincial coordinator for Adhoc. ...

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