Check common law on Orang Asli land claims in Perak, says Bar By - February 26, 2019 1:52 PM Villagers from Kampung Tasik Cunex protest outside the blockade they set up to prevent the entry of lorries from ferrying felled timber. PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Bar voiced concern today over the Perak government’s stand on logging activities in areas claimed by the Orang Asli community as customary land, saying the land may in fact belong to them under common law.
Varughese said Perak Chief Minister Ahmad Faizal Azumu had reportedly said the logging activities were in compliance with the relevant laws, and that the areas in question were not gazetted as “kawasan rayau”. He said the state director of forestry was also reported as saying that “the area they claim is the Air Chepam forest reserve and not Orang Asli customary land”.
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