Activist Dead, Another Beaten While Raising Alarm Over Alleged Logging

[geovalin]

One forestry activist was beaten and another died after he was injured in a motorbike crash while both had been investigating illegal timber transportation in two separate incidents in which the activists had attempted to confront those they accused of forestry crimes. 

 

Environmental activist Heng Sros said on Friday that Sen Sothea, a forestry activist in Stung Treng province, died after the two men crashed their motorbike Thursday evening while investigating a company they believed to be behind forest clearing in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. 

 

Sros said that he and Sen Sothea, 46, had traveled to Boeng Char commune in Kratie province’s Sambor district to investigate timber transporting near the Think Biotech concession, which also stretches into Stung Treng province on the eastern border of the Prey Lang sanctuary. 

 

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[4MyEgo]

A bit of bad luck when reading the actual story in the link provided.

 

RIP

Edited July 19, 2020 by 4MyEgo

[robblok]

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

A bit of bad luck when reading the actual story in the link provided.

 

RIP

Yes the story that is posted in the OP makes it look as if the thugs did it (or at least gives that indication) while the article states the two activists just drove in a pot hole and had an accident. Not being followed nothing. Just bad luck. 

 

RIP too bad they were doing a good thing.

[JCauto]

23 hours ago, robblok said:

Yes the story that is posted in the OP makes it look as if the thugs did it (or at least gives that indication) while the article states the two activists just drove in a pot hole and had an accident. Not being followed nothing. Just bad luck. 

 

RIP too bad they were doing a good thing.

Yeah, except that when two activists are investigating a powerful company who are able to undertake illegal activities without sanction then die when in the middle of nowhere with no witnesses...let's just say I'm a bit less convinced. By the way, the Police there are not exactly neutral arbiters of justice, in case you were not aware.

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, JCauto said:

Yeah, except that when two activists are investigating a powerful company who are able to undertake illegal activities without sanction then die when in the middle of nowhere with no witnesses...let's just say I'm a bit less convinced. By the way, the Police there are not exactly neutral arbiters of justice, in case you were not aware.

Maybe you should read the article.. one of the activist is saying it was an accident and is telling how they drank some wine before the accident. So the survivor is saying its an accident. 

[Redline]

14 hours ago, robblok said:

Maybe you should read the article.. one of the activist is saying it was an accident and is telling how they drank some wine before the accident. So the survivor is saying its an accident. 

For his family’s sake?