Senator Jeff Merkley

US senators call on O’Neill to end illegal land grabbing

They have also called on the government to pull out police presence protecting the interest of logging companies and to hold accountable those who have broken laws.

US Senators Patrick Leahy (Vermont), and Jeff Merkley (Oregon), both signed the letter dated December 7th, 2016, conveying their concerns after receiving information that more than 50,000 square kilometres of land has been leased by the government to foreign backed companies.