Company denies illegal logging allegations
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A company owned by a tycoon accused of logging vast stretches of forest in Cambodia’s Virachey National Park on 28 January fired back at its detractors, claiming that it paid the state more than $1 million in taxes and was cleared by a recent anti-illegal logging task force.
In June of last year, 23 opposition lawmakers accused tycoons An Mardy and Try Pheap of illegally cutting timber in the park following a visit there. Prime Minister Hun Sen defended the tycoons in a response in November, claiming they legally obtained and sold the timber.