Chut Wutty

Chut Wutty
Wutty with a crocodile in the forest
Born1972
Kandal, Khmer Republic
Died26 April 2012(2012-04-26) (aged 40)
Koh Kong, Cambodia
Cause of deathHomicide
OccupationEnvironmental activist
EmployerNatural Resource Protection Group
Known forI Am Chut Wutty, Last Line Productions
Children2

Chut Wutty (Khmer: ឈុត វុទ្ធី; 1972 – 26 April 2012) was a Cambodian environmental activist who was founder and director of the Natural Resource Protection Group (NRPG). He was best known as a vocal critic of the military's alleged role in illegal logging conducted by companies granted land concessions in protected forests and related government corruption. He was shot dead near a protected forest while accompanying two journalists investigating logging.

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