Ven Vorn loses appeal

22 September 2016
Khmer Times
Court monitoring / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Ethnic minorities and indigenous people / Forest products
Areng Valley / Chong minority group / Mother Nature / Ven Vorn

Environmental campaigner and Areng Valley community leader Ven Vorn lost his appeal against his one-year suspended sentence for “collecting forest products without permission” yesterday at the Appeals Court. Judge Kim Danny did not give reasons why the court decided to uphold the March ruling of the Koh Kong Provincial Court, which was denounced by Mr. Vorn, his lawyers and civil society groups as being punishment for his involvement in environmental NGO Mother Nature. …

 Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30048/ven-vorn-loses-appeal/

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