By Ratha Visal
Radio Free Asia (a station labeled insolent by Hun Sen)
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
A local official reported that illegally harvested woods stockpiled in Kaun Mom district, Ratanakiri province, is currently being moved during nighttime. Request made to the authority to prevent such activities fell on deaf ears as no actions are being taken.
An anonymous district official indicated that the stockpiled woods consists of about 20-cubic-meter of 1st and 2nd grades precious woods. The woods were moved to the home of Phauk Bun Thoeun, a district police official, and to the home of Yet, a neighbor of Phauk Bun Thoeun.
A source indicated that 3-ton of woods was removed during the night of 26 May 2007, and they were transported by a Korean truck along National Road 78. On Monday, another Korean truck was waiting to move the remaining woods.
Loeung Chan Theang, the Kaun Mom district governor, said that he did not receive any report about this illegal cache of wood stockpile. He also said that nobody can illegally move woods out of his area: “How could they transport (the woods) out when the inspectors came over in drove.”
Nevertheless, Phup Borith, the Kaum Mom district police chief, told RFA that the stockpiled woods came from illegal woods harvested by the villagers, and they were planned to be sold to a company which will use them for the construction of a bridge only. “The youngsters there, after they cut the trees, they only said that the woods will be used for a bridge, so I told them to cut it, what can we do when there is an official request (to harvest the woods) for building a bridge,” Phup Borith said.
Bou Lam, the deputy-district governor and chairman of the committee for fighting and preventing illegal forestry activities, said that he was not aware of this problem because he is currently involved in a meeting in Phnom Penh. He said that he will provide the information of the forestry department so that they will go to investigate this case.
Youkan Vimean, the deputy-director of the forestry administration claimed on Monday that he already sent his officials to investigate this case, however, his officials did not find the stockpile location as reported.
Pen Bonar, the Adhoc representative in Ratanakiri province, said that Adhoc officials waited for several hours to meet officials from the forestry administration as set, so that they can show the officials the location of the wood stockpile, however no officials ever came. Pen Bonar said that he already took pictures of the wood stockpile, in order to be used as evidence.
According to local communities, in Ratanakiri, precious and valuable woods in the province have been harvested. Even though directives were issued to prevent such activities, powerful local government officials are still working with the perpetrators to transport the woods to the market without any fear of the law.
An anonymous district official indicated that the stockpiled woods consists of about 20-cubic-meter of 1st and 2nd grades precious woods. The woods were moved to the home of Phauk Bun Thoeun, a district police official, and to the home of Yet, a neighbor of Phauk Bun Thoeun.
A source indicated that 3-ton of woods was removed during the night of 26 May 2007, and they were transported by a Korean truck along National Road 78. On Monday, another Korean truck was waiting to move the remaining woods.
Loeung Chan Theang, the Kaun Mom district governor, said that he did not receive any report about this illegal cache of wood stockpile. He also said that nobody can illegally move woods out of his area: “How could they transport (the woods) out when the inspectors came over in drove.”
Nevertheless, Phup Borith, the Kaum Mom district police chief, told RFA that the stockpiled woods came from illegal woods harvested by the villagers, and they were planned to be sold to a company which will use them for the construction of a bridge only. “The youngsters there, after they cut the trees, they only said that the woods will be used for a bridge, so I told them to cut it, what can we do when there is an official request (to harvest the woods) for building a bridge,” Phup Borith said.
Bou Lam, the deputy-district governor and chairman of the committee for fighting and preventing illegal forestry activities, said that he was not aware of this problem because he is currently involved in a meeting in Phnom Penh. He said that he will provide the information of the forestry department so that they will go to investigate this case.
Youkan Vimean, the deputy-director of the forestry administration claimed on Monday that he already sent his officials to investigate this case, however, his officials did not find the stockpile location as reported.
Pen Bonar, the Adhoc representative in Ratanakiri province, said that Adhoc officials waited for several hours to meet officials from the forestry administration as set, so that they can show the officials the location of the wood stockpile, however no officials ever came. Pen Bonar said that he already took pictures of the wood stockpile, in order to be used as evidence.
According to local communities, in Ratanakiri, precious and valuable woods in the province have been harvested. Even though directives were issued to prevent such activities, powerful local government officials are still working with the perpetrators to transport the woods to the market without any fear of the law.
6 comments:
CCP is a corrupt party. they would see their mothers if the price is right. in their agenda, illegal logging is but a small issues. They don't care about anyone else, as long as they can deposit $1m into their Swiss bank, they are happy. May lightning strikes ah Hun Sen, pouk ah Kbal Youn Kloun Khmer.
Damn, we have to send some of these
drug addict to Prey Sor for a few
month or something. Everytime, they
hallucintating something, it cost us
moneys, and we don't have much of
that to go around.
Stop bugging us your fools! Next
time you see a pile of wood laying
around, just take a biggest piece
and shove it up your arse and keep
it in there for evidence.
Damn, we have to send some of these
drug traffickers included ah Hun
Sen to Prey Sor for a few month or something. Everytime, they
hallucintating something, it makes
ah Hun Sen happy, and we, Cambodians,
don't want that.
Stop bugging us your fools (ah Hun Sen)! Next time you see a pile of
youns laying around, just take ah
Hun Sen's head and ah Hok Lundy's head and keep it in there for evidence.
CPP ( Communist Pro youn Party ) is youn servant.
ah Hun Sen is ah ILL-BRED and ah CRIMINAL prime minister
ah Hok Lun Dy is ah youn nov Bavet, Svay rieng province
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