Two forest rangers arrested for destruction of green lim forest

vnexpress.net September 29, 2018 14:15

The head of the forest protection station and a ranger were prosecuted for allowing the destruction of rare green lim forest in the protective forest.

On September 29, Colonel Le Quang Vinh - Head of Nam Giang District Police (Quang Nam) said that the unit had decided to prosecute the case, the accused and arrested Mr. A Vo To Vich - Head of Cha Val Forest Protection Management Station (under the Nam Song Bung Forest Protection Management Board) and Nguyen Nhi - forest ranger of Cha Val commune for the act of Lack of responsibility causing serious consequences.

A green lim tree was cut down. Photo: Dac Thanh.

Two people were accused of being involved in deforestation and illegal logging in compartments 1 and 3 (compartment 335, Cha Val commune) which caused 33 hundreds-year-old ironwood trees to be cut down.

In mid-September, the Nam Giang District Party Committee disciplined and removed Mr. Tran Lanh - Director of the Nam Song Bung Protective Forest Management Board - from all Party positions for allowing illegal deforestation.

According to authorities, Mr. Lanh failed to fulfill his management and operational duties without justifiable reasons, resulting in serious consequences.

According to vnexpress.net
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