RCAF soldiers charged for smuggling Rosewood

3 April 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Crime and law enforcement / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Government / Judiciary and courts / Land / Law and judiciary / Laws and regulations / Logging and timber / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries
Forestry Law / Royal Cambodian Armed Forces / Siem Reap environment department / Siem Reap Provincial Court

Siem Reap Provincial Court on Wednesday charged four soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) with illegally logging rosewood and placed them in pre-trial detention, an official said. “We charged them under article 96 of the Forestry Law,” said Hok Pov, an investigating judge at the court. The soldiers were arrested after a two-hour car chase through Preah Vihear province on Tuesday. …

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