After watching videos of monkeys being mistreated, Ian wrote letters to both His Majesty the King of Cambodia and the Cambodian Ministry of Environment to show his intention that he is eager to address his humanitarian and environmental crisis by offering his assistance in relocating the distressed monkeys to his sanctuary that he plan to establish in South Africa and he expressed that his sanctuary will be designed to provide a haven for these monkeys.
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We initially believed that Ian Oberem was a high-ranking official from the government of South Africa and were surprised to learn that he is actually the CEO of a company and not affiliated with the government. His disrespectful and unprofessional letters have not been acknowledged, and there have been no official discussions or agreements regarding any of his suggestions including the relocation of the monkeys from Cambodia to South Africa.