Villagers charged with illegally clearing land

11 March 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Community forest / Crime and law enforcement / Environment and natural resources policy and administration / Environmental and biodiversity protection / Forest policy and administration / Forest products / Forests and forestry / Judiciary and courts / Land / Law and judiciary / Logging and timber / National parks and wildlife sanctuaries / Protected forest
Khyoem commune / Kratie Provincial Court

The Kratie Provincial Court on Sunday charged three villagers with illegally clearing community forest, and six more for clearing state-owned land, officials said Monday. The three people were arrested in Snoul district’s Khyoem commune and accused of clearing protected forest while the other six were arrested in Sambor district, according to Heng Phearak, an investigator for local rights group Adhoc. …

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