Twenty-two indigenous landowners were arrested on Monday for forcibly shutting down the Valebasoga timber mill on Vanua Levu. The landowners claim that the mill had failed to pay for trees taken from their property.
Twenty-two indigenous landowners were arrested on Monday for forcibly shutting down the Valebasoga timber mill on Vanua Levu. The landowners claim that the mill had failed to pay for trees taken from their property.
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