A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others were released on Monday a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national park.
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Ouch Leng, who was awarded a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, was taken into custody on Sunday along with the other activists who have documented an increase in illegal deforestation in the Veun Sai-Siem Pang National Park, located near an economic land concession in northeastern Stung Treng province.
Provincial spokesman Men Kung told The Associated Press by phone that the six were freed after signing a promise not to enter a prohibited zone again. He said they will face court if they trespass again.
In full: https://apnews.com/article/cambodia-environmentalists-ouch-leng-8e3e34eb744034edb7edb20f0db8537c
