Two peasants punished for illegal tree-felling in E. China
( 2003-08-12 14:50) (Xinhua)
Two peasants from east China's Jiangxi Province have been sentenced to six
months and three months in prison respectively for felling more trees than their
licenses permitted.
Cheng Deyuan and Shu Jieming, the defendants,were also fined 3, 000 yuan (361
US dollars) each, according to the People's Court of Maoyuan County, Jiangxi.
Chen and Shu claimed that it was not illegal to fell their own trees.
The
two men got a license on March 15, 2002, which allowed them to fell a total of
23 cubic meters of trees, with 17 cubic meters for Cheng and six cubic meters
for Shu. But they felled more than they were allowed, or 29 cubic meters more by
Cheng and 25 cubic meters more by Shu, according to the court.
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