14 hectares of forest land at the foot of the mountain, which was confiscated by the owner of the sheep farm, was confiscated by state officials

Mr. Chuon Sam Ol, Director of Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary, stationed in Kbal Teuk Commune, Teuk Phos District, on the evening of June 24, 2021, confirmed by telephone that 14 hectares of forest land at the foot of the mountain in Phnom Wildlife Sanctuary Oral is located in Kvit Tuol Khleang village, Kbal Teuk commune, Teuk Phos district, where the owner of the sheep farm, Mr. Bun Chanvirak and Mr. Khov Kiet, recently stole and fenced it on June 22. Experts called for questioning at the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary in Chiep commune, and they, their son and father, volunteered to make a contract to hand over the cleared land to the Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary. Take control. But the next day, if the clearing continues to violate the above contract, the authorities will take legal action. Mr. Chuon Sam Ol continued that according to the explanation of Mr. Bun Chanvirak and Mr. Khov Kiet, he confirmed that some of the above land he bought from them and some he traded from others, so he cleared the fence. The director of the Wildlife Sanctuary added that in this case, according to the law, the damage must be punished, such as the need to replant trees. However, with the coordination and voluntary awakening, the professional officers just requested Mr. Bun Chanvirak and Mr. Khov Kiet to put up the fence around their land with the right card to make it easier for the professional officers in the protection and management of the sanctuary. State wildlife. On the other hand, Mr. Leng Sam Et, Deputy Director of Kampong Chhnang Provincial Department of Environment in charge of Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary, briefly confirmed by telephone on the morning of June 25 that journalists wanted to know so much that he had taken legal action. And has already reported to the Provincial Governor and the Minister. In connection with the above action, the local people criticized that they were clearing the forest land in the state wildlife sanctuary for many hectares, and instead, the action was lax, just confiscating the land and concluding the contract. Return smoothly without any fines or penalties. Such actions seem too lenient and inappropriate. Therefore, local people request His Excellency the Minister of Environment to help inspect the above case legally to warn other criminals not to follow suit. Like this story, if a journalist publishes, only management skills, but if a journalist does not publish, it is always silent. Separately, the people in Kbal Teuk commune and Omlaing commune requested the national institution to intervene on the request to repair the 4 km long road, which the owners of the two farms have closed for a long time. More than 5 years ago. Because of the old roads that the authorities reopened in 2020, some of them were overgrown with forest and some of the old roads were planted by the farm owners and built solid structures. The new road that the farm owner built and is traveling every day is closed to people. The request to repair the old road of the people has been submitted to the district and provincial authorities for almost a year, the district and provincial authorities have not yet allowed the people to repair the old road.