Ketapang: Indonesian police sent personnel Ketapang district in West Kalimantan, to investigate illegal logging. "We are serious about this," said the police chief, General Sutanto, when observing 12 thousand cubic meters of the confiscated logs in the river Pavan, Ketapang, yesterday. He predicted that the logs worth 208 billion rupees.
Sutanto said that the group would hunt for brokers and punish police members involved in illegal logging. The suspects will be processed in Jakarta.
Based on the investigation of the 17 suspects, the police may be involved in this case. Two people have already been decided as the main purposes: Auon Murdiani Like Adi, a candidate for deputy regent Kayong Utara. It was reported that police had received 120 million rupees from all boat carrying illegal logs.
Indonesian police to send their staff for more information. This was confirmed by General Bambang Heandarso Danuri, head of the Criminal Investigation Department of the Police Headquarters. "But do not ask for details of the process for me," he said.
According to Police Public Relations, Bambang Kuncoko, said one of the brokers, Vijaya, was arrested in Pontianak. As Auon was still hunt, and he suspects that he is one of the logs receiving Andrew Wong and Benny Wong, brokers from Malaysia.
Illegal logs from Ketapang Sematan was taken to a port in Malaysia, where the company of hardwood timber is located. It belongs to the head of the Minister of Sarawak, Taib Mahmud bin. Investigators examined the area and found a tree cutting in Sandai, West Kalimantan.
There are 30 ships carrying Indonesian logs from Indonesia into Malaysia. Each boat contains 800 cubic metres of timber. Bambang said. In one day, Indonesia lost Rp 432 billion rupees, or 12.96 trillion rupiah for one month.
Minister of Forestry, MS Cabana will be in Malaysia to complain about it.
from tempointeraktif.com
