Nghe An Provincial People's Committee directs to clarify illegal logging case in border area

Nghe An: 25 gas trees because of illegal logging in border forest area

(Baonghean.vn) - The 25 trees that were cut down were all in natural forest areas, most of the wood was sawed and taken away from the scene.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu commented as follows: Assign the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct the Forestry Sub-Department to coordinate with the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district and relevant agencies to urgently check the content of the report and handle it according to their authority.

Report the handling results to the Provincial Party Standing Committee (through the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department), the Provincial People's Committee, and the Department of Information and Communications before June 10, 2020.

Official dispatch 3255/UBND-NN dated May 28, 2020 of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Nhat Lan

Regarding the illegal exploitation of the border forest in Mai Son commune, Tuong Duong district reported by Nghe An Newspaper, all 25 cassava trees that were cut down were in the natural forest area, sub-region 503, border forest area in Mai Son commune, Tuong Duong district.

Authorities of Tuong Duong district inspect the scene of illegal exploitation of cassia trees. Photo: Contributor

In which, at location 7 (a production forest managed by the People's Committee of Mai Son commune), there were 7 sandalwood trees (group 7) that were cut down. Most of the wood was sawn and removed from the scene; in this area, there were 7 round logs, with a volume of 14 m³. At location 6 (a protective forest managed by the Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board), there are 18 cassia tree stumps that have been cut down. Most of the wood has been sawed and removed from the scene; only 5 round logs remain, with a volume of 10.782 m³.

After discovering the incident, the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district directed the district police, the Forest Protection Department, the Protective Forest Management Board, and the People's Committee of Mai Son commune to coordinate in investigating and clarifying the case. Through initial investigation, it was determined that 13 Mong ethnic households residing in Pieng Cooc village, Mai Son commune, illegally exploited wood, with the purpose of using the wood to repair and build houses. Of these, 5 households illegally exploited in production forests managed by the People's Committee of Mai Son commune; 8 households exploited in protective forests managed by the Tuong Duong Protective Forest Management Board.

A cajuput tree in the border forest of Mai Son commune was illegally exploited for wood. Photo: Contributor

On May 25, 2020, the Head of the Tuong Duong District Forest Protection Department, Mr. Nguyen Huu Hien, issued two decisions to prosecute a criminal case against the case of illegal logging in the border forest area of ​​Mai Son commune.

Nghe An: Criminal case initiated for illegal exploitation of 25 gas trees in border area

(Baonghean.vn) - Determining that the case of illegal exploitation of 25 cassava trees in the border forest area of ​​Mai Son commune has signs of crime, the Forest Protection Department of Tuong Duong district has issued a decision to initiate criminal proceedings.

After illegally exploiting the trees, the subjects used the wood to build houses. Photo: Contributor

On May 26, 2020, the working group of the Forest Protection Department coordinated with the Investigation Police Department, the Environmental Police Department, the Criminal Techniques Department of the Provincial Police; the Provincial Procuracy; the Police, the Procuracy, the Protective Forest Management Board... of Tuong Duong district to organize a scene inspection. The results determined that at plot 6, sub-area 503, there were 19 sandalwood stumps that had been cut down; at plot 7, sub-area 503, there were 7 sandalwood stumps that had been cut down, most of the wood had been sawed and removed from the scene, some stumps had been burned...

The incident is being investigated and clarified.