Three Charged for Logging Rosewood in Angkor

19 September 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Crime and law enforcement / Environment and natural resources / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest classifications / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Judiciary and courts / Land / Law and judiciary / Logging and timber / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected areas / Siem Reap
Angkor Archaeological Park / Siem Reap Provincial Court / UNESCO

The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged three men Wednesday with illegally logging luxury rosewood inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco world heritage site, officials said. Provincial prosecutor Heng Pheng said the suspects had been identified as Sun Phearak, 20, Phay Sophea, 18, and Phin Ron, 53. … Hong Daravuth, chief of the provincial environment department, said that the three men had arrived in the restricted area on a motorcycle at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday and were arrested after they were caught splitting two rosewood trees into smaller pieces with a large saw at the site. “We questioned the three people and then we went to inspect the logging and found two rosewood tree stumps,” Mr. Daravuth said, adding that the area was strictly protected and that all logging in the area was illegal. …

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