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==Death== |
==Death== |
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On 26 April 2012, Wutty was shot dead while escorting two journalists from [[The Cambodia Daily]] near a protected forest in Koh Kong province, where he had repeatedly attempted to expose illegal logging rackets that include military officials. He was 48 years old.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Local rights groups ADHOC and |
On 26 April 2012, Wutty was shot dead while escorting two journalists from [[The Cambodia Daily]] near a protected forest in Koh Kong province, where he had repeatedly attempted to expose illegal logging rackets that include military officials. He was 48 years old.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> Local rights groups ADHOC and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_League_for_the_Promotion_and_Defense_of_Human_Rights_(LICADHO)|LICADHO]] immediately dispatched investigators, and LICADHO's Koh Kong provincial coordinator, In Kong Chet, said that after talking to ballistics police, he had established that Chut Wutty was shot as he tried to drive away from the military police. Wutty is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son. This was supported by other rights groups. |
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Chut Wutty
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| Born | |
| Died | 26 April 2012 |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Nationality | Cambodian |
| Education | Masters in Military Studies |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and Director |
| Employer | Natural Resource Protection Group |
Chut Wutty (Khmer: ឈុត វុទ្ធី; died – 26 April 2012) was Founder and Director of the Natural Resource Protection Group (NRPG). He was a Cambodian environmental activist best known as the country’s most vocal critic of the military's alleged role in illegal logging conducted by companies granted land concessions in protected forests and related government corruption.
Wutty was born in Svay Meas village, Vihear Sour commune, Kchlach Kandal district, Kandal, Cambodia. Chut Wutty obtained a Master's Degree in Military Studies from Russia in 1992. After his graduation, Wutty worked for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and as a military trainer at the Ministry of National Defense. In 2003, he was a Deputy Director of Global Witness in Cambodia who acted as a watchdog on the illegal logging all over the country. After the expulsion of Global Witness by the Cambodian government, Wutty founded an organization namely the Natural Resource Protection Group (NRPG) with financial support from Germany with the focus on the protection of the forest and natural resources in Cambodia.[1]
On 26 April 2012, Wutty was shot dead while escorting two journalists from The Cambodia Daily near a protected forest in Koh Kong province, where he had repeatedly attempted to expose illegal logging rackets that include military officials. He was 48 years old.[1] Local rights groups ADHOC and [[1]] immediately dispatched investigators, and LICADHO's Koh Kong provincial coordinator, In Kong Chet, said that after talking to ballistics police, he had established that Chut Wutty was shot as he tried to drive away from the military police. Wutty is survived by his wife, two daughters, and a son. This was supported by other rights groups.
