via Phnom Penh Post, 24 February 2022: The authorities in Kratie are taking a company to court for destroying the remains of ancient temples during clearing work.
Lawyers from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts are fast-tracking the process of preparing a legal complaint against Think Biotech (Cambodia) for allegedly clearing forest land and causing damage to the Leav Chom and Trapeang Krabao temples in Kratie province.
The Post reported earlier that the ancient temples – in Achen village of Sambor district’s Kampong Cham commune – were damaged while the company was responsible for the forest they were located in.
Ouk Sokha, head of the ministry’s General Department of Heritage, told The Post on February 23 that the ministry’s lawyers and heritage specialists had met to review the content of the complaint.
The complaint asked that the court apportion full responsibility for the destruction of the ancient temples to the company.
Source: Vandalism of ancient temples prompts ministry’s legal action | Phnom Penh Post
