Cambodge Soir16-09-2008
The provincial official has been sentenced for illegally occupying land belonging to the State and for illegal logging.
On Friday 12 September, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has sentenced Meas Savoeun, former Deputy Governor of Preah Vihear province and Funcinpec member, to nine years in prison and two fines. The first fine amounts to 80 million riel (20,000 dollars) for having incited the villagers to cut down trees. The other one of 20 million riel (5000 dollars) will be paid to the Ministry of Agriculture as compensation, stated the VOA Khmer website.
Next to him in the box, 14 more have received prison sentences of seven years for illegally occupying land belonging to the State and for partial destruction of protected forest.
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