Logging companies were condemned due to allegations of rape against women from the Penan tribe, an indigenous tribe found in East Malaysia’s forest. The Bruno Manser Fonds (BMF) reported, “Penan women from the Middle Baram area of Sarawak are launching a cry of alarm to the international community over cases of sexual abuse by logging company workers in the East Malaysian state’s rainforests.”
According to initial news reports, officials from the logging companies, Interhill Logging and Samling, were unaware of the allegations. Samling’s Cheryl Yong stated, “Such events are criminal and will not be tolerated because we do not condone any illegal act by employees… Any victim of criminal acts should lodge their complaints directly to the police.”
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Posted on 02/01/2009
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