Ty Sokhun, director of the forestry department and one of the person implicated in illegal logging by Global Witness (Photo: Global Witness)11 September 2007
By Sok Serey
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The Sihanoukville authority seized 5 containers of precious wood at the Sihanoukville port while they were waiting to be shipped overseas.
According to preliminary information, the Sihanoukville customs authority already seized the containers and the authority still continues to look into the people involved in the shipping.
Say Hak, the governor of Sihanoukville, told RFA on Tuesday that the containers were seized, however, he is still waiting for a detailed report from the customs authority.
Say Hak said: “I saw it, I am asking them to provide a detailed report. Earlier the 5 containers were arrested. They (exporters) had all the legal papers, they have all the export documents, that’s the story. That’s all I have.”
A source indicated that the several hundreds of cubic meters of precious woods in the containers are worth several tens of thousands of dollars.
Pen Siman, the director of the customs department, and Ty Sokhun, the director of the forestry department, cannot be reached on Tuesday about this issue. No source is willing to provide actual information on this issue.
SRP MP Son Chhay said: “We heard about this issue, we can see that the prevention of the export (of woods) is not effective. Large quantity of export still takes place in corridors along the Vietnamese border. The exports are now done at the seaport also. We, just like all citizens, want the authority and the government to work efficiently, the laissez-faire in the illegal logging, and the continued export (of woods) in this manner, will create a complete destruction of our forests within the next 2 to 3 years, just as the forest experts predicted.”
Illegal logging and illegal wood trading still constitute a main attention for the Cambodian public and for the forest protection communities in Cambodia. The Cambodian public and the forest protection organizations are constantly demanding a stop on illegal logging, and the illegal wood trade in Cambodia.
In November 2006, the Cambodian court sentenced 15 people to 7 to 17-year of jail time, accusing them of corruption, illegal logging, and the destruction of the Virachey national park located in the Dragon Tail area in Ratanakiri province, in Cambodia’s northeast, between 2003 and 2004.
According to preliminary information, the Sihanoukville customs authority already seized the containers and the authority still continues to look into the people involved in the shipping.
Say Hak, the governor of Sihanoukville, told RFA on Tuesday that the containers were seized, however, he is still waiting for a detailed report from the customs authority.
Say Hak said: “I saw it, I am asking them to provide a detailed report. Earlier the 5 containers were arrested. They (exporters) had all the legal papers, they have all the export documents, that’s the story. That’s all I have.”
A source indicated that the several hundreds of cubic meters of precious woods in the containers are worth several tens of thousands of dollars.
Pen Siman, the director of the customs department, and Ty Sokhun, the director of the forestry department, cannot be reached on Tuesday about this issue. No source is willing to provide actual information on this issue.
SRP MP Son Chhay said: “We heard about this issue, we can see that the prevention of the export (of woods) is not effective. Large quantity of export still takes place in corridors along the Vietnamese border. The exports are now done at the seaport also. We, just like all citizens, want the authority and the government to work efficiently, the laissez-faire in the illegal logging, and the continued export (of woods) in this manner, will create a complete destruction of our forests within the next 2 to 3 years, just as the forest experts predicted.”
Illegal logging and illegal wood trading still constitute a main attention for the Cambodian public and for the forest protection communities in Cambodia. The Cambodian public and the forest protection organizations are constantly demanding a stop on illegal logging, and the illegal wood trade in Cambodia.
In November 2006, the Cambodian court sentenced 15 people to 7 to 17-year of jail time, accusing them of corruption, illegal logging, and the destruction of the Virachey national park located in the Dragon Tail area in Ratanakiri province, in Cambodia’s northeast, between 2003 and 2004.
5 comments:
Finally! Catch and kill those son of bitches that destroy our natural resources. OK, maybe not killing but at the very least go after their bank accounts and assets! Donate it to the orphanages or something!
Ty Sokhun? I bet this person is Vietnamese or Yuon whatever he fits with.
Ty Sokhun is Yuon.
Ty Sokhun is a Khmer. A Sino-Khmer who like most other officials, got government position not serve the people but the gain wealth for himself through destruction of the people's commmonwealth!
How come any body that work for Hun Sen are criminals.I do not understand about Hun Sen why he raises all the crooked man like Ty sokun or maybe this guy is one of the vietcong secret agent intending to weakening Cambodia like they did from 1955 to 1975 and through 1979.This guy's name is Cambodian name but he is not Cambodian,he must be vietnam secret agent that why no body can jail or execute him.
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