Stacey Mitchell Quoted by E&E News on Trial Win for Cambodian Government Official
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E&E News has quoted Akin environment & natural resources partner Stacey Mitchell in the article “Cambodian official acquitted in macaque smuggling case.” The article discusses the trial of Cambodian Government official Masphal Kry, who faced charges of conspiracy with seven co-defendants for unlawfully importing wild-caught long-tailed macaques into the United States. Read more here.
Stacey, who successfully defended Kry at trial with co-counsel, said, “Mr. Kry is back with his family in Cambodia. He should never have been charged, and we are grateful to the jury and the court for seeing that justice was done in this case.”