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Source: RFA
Police and military police raids in the last few days have found thousands of cubic metres of illegal timbers stockpiled in warehouses across the country, especially in Siem Reap province, reports Radio Free Asia.
In raids in Siem Reap town on 24th March, the police had found 100 cubic metres of timbers in warehouses belonging to Oknha Sok Kong (pictured), chairman of Sokimex Petroleum and one of Cambodia's richest men, 100 cubic metres of illegal timbers belonging to Senator Lao Meng Khin, chairman of Shukoku company and husband of Yeay Phu who is the chairwoman of Pheapimex.
During other raids on 25th March, police had found 10 cubic metres of timbers belonging to Mr. Ko Sum Saroeuth, Secretary of State of Ministry of Tourism, and in another raid on Friday 26th in Siem Reap, police had found hundreds of cubic metres of timbers belonging to Oknha Ang Try, owner of Tiger Beer and in a separate incident, Oknha Te Taing Por, owner of a development site near Pochentong Airport, was sued by Mrs. Doeur Sokhon for defrauding her by refusing to pay for the orders of timbers from her company that he used for the developments of his site near Pochentong Airport, which could be illegal timbers.
Sok Kong is a very powerful businessman and a good friend of Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy PM Sok An who had been awarded concessions to develop Bokor Mountain Resort and to manage the entrance fees to visit Angkor Wat and other temples in Siem Reap town.
Radio Free Asia reports that Sok Kong's case had reached Siem Reap Magistrate Court. However, Sok Kong claimed that the timbers are for the construction of his Bokor Resort Hotel. Mr. Ty Sovin Thal, the court prosecutor, said he had received the reports of the raids on Sok Kong's warehouses forwarded to him by officials from the Forestry Department, but he had not yet conducted the investigations.
Mr. Nhim Seila, Deputy Commander of Siem Reap Military Police, said Sok Kong had permits to log and to own those timbers to use in the construction of hotels at his Bokor Mountain Resort in Kamport province.
Prime Minister Hun Sen called illegal loggers "traitors" and has resolutely declared during a cabinet meeting on Friday 26th March that his government will pursue illegal loggers to the end, no matter who they are and what positions they hold.
Source: RFA
Police and military police raids in the last few days have found thousands of cubic metres of illegal timbers stockpiled in warehouses across the country, especially in Siem Reap province, reports Radio Free Asia.
In raids in Siem Reap town on 24th March, the police had found 100 cubic metres of timbers in warehouses belonging to Oknha Sok Kong (pictured), chairman of Sokimex Petroleum and one of Cambodia's richest men, 100 cubic metres of illegal timbers belonging to Senator Lao Meng Khin, chairman of Shukoku company and husband of Yeay Phu who is the chairwoman of Pheapimex.
During other raids on 25th March, police had found 10 cubic metres of timbers belonging to Mr. Ko Sum Saroeuth, Secretary of State of Ministry of Tourism, and in another raid on Friday 26th in Siem Reap, police had found hundreds of cubic metres of timbers belonging to Oknha Ang Try, owner of Tiger Beer and in a separate incident, Oknha Te Taing Por, owner of a development site near Pochentong Airport, was sued by Mrs. Doeur Sokhon for defrauding her by refusing to pay for the orders of timbers from her company that he used for the developments of his site near Pochentong Airport, which could be illegal timbers.
Sok Kong is a very powerful businessman and a good friend of Prime Minister Hun Sen and Deputy PM Sok An who had been awarded concessions to develop Bokor Mountain Resort and to manage the entrance fees to visit Angkor Wat and other temples in Siem Reap town.
Radio Free Asia reports that Sok Kong's case had reached Siem Reap Magistrate Court. However, Sok Kong claimed that the timbers are for the construction of his Bokor Resort Hotel. Mr. Ty Sovin Thal, the court prosecutor, said he had received the reports of the raids on Sok Kong's warehouses forwarded to him by officials from the Forestry Department, but he had not yet conducted the investigations.
Mr. Nhim Seila, Deputy Commander of Siem Reap Military Police, said Sok Kong had permits to log and to own those timbers to use in the construction of hotels at his Bokor Mountain Resort in Kamport province.
Prime Minister Hun Sen called illegal loggers "traitors" and has resolutely declared during a cabinet meeting on Friday 26th March that his government will pursue illegal loggers to the end, no matter who they are and what positions they hold.
1 comment:
Now, look like all Hun Sen's cronies are crooks. See if Sok Kong, Lao Meng Khin and others will be convicted for illegal logging. I bet they will get away scotch free pretending that they have license and permits. In Cambodia, all crooks are government officials and rich businessmen, that's why get richer everyday because of their illegal and criminal businesses. These people dare to do this because they got Hun Sen's blessing. May be now Hun Sen want to get rid of them, so he set them up or unmask their criminal activities to use as pretext to get rid of them.
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