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Death in the Forest

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Chut Wutty was one of Asia’s leading environmental activists, tirelessly working to prevent illegal logging in Cambodia.

But on 26th April, he was gunned down in mysterious circumstances in the protected Cardamom Forest.

When David O’Shea unravels the story behind his death for Dateline, he finds allegations of corruption and cover-up, with government investigators giving several conflicting accounts of what happened.

So who's really behind Chut Wutty’s death? And was there something the activist knew that his killers didn’t want revealed?

WATCH - Click to see David’s report.

EXTRA - Read more about Chut Wutty's life and the tributes that have been paid to him by following the links on the right-hand side of the page.






Photo (Chut Wutty): AAP

On air: 22nd May 2012

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