JAKARTA - Minister of Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (P2MI) Abdul Kadir Karding opened his voice about the excitement of him playing dominoes with Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni and Muhammad Aziz Wellang.
Photos at that moment circulated on social media and became the spotlight. The reason is, Aziz Wellang is a person who has been in a case of illegal logging in a forest area in Katingan Regency.
Karding revealed that at that time he was undergoing a gathering at the South Sulawesi Family Harmony (KKSS) and Karding also served as Secretary General of the KKSS. He admitted that this gathering was regularly held.
"All the administrators came at that time, including Andi Rukma Nurdin and Andi Bohar (Vice Chairman of KKSS), Azis Wellang (Vice Treasurer General of KKSS), M Fachri (Wasekjen KKSS), Riswan (Deputy Head of the KKSS Secretariat), Abdul Rahman (KKSS Secretariat Staff) and Marwah (KKSS Secretariat Staff). Usually, the KKSS meeting is also filled with domino playing activities as part of the South Sulawesi culture," Karding explained in his statement, Sunday, September 7.
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During the meeting on Monday, September 1, Karding did not know that Aziz had been a suspect in a case of illegal logging.
"I don't know the background of Azis Wellang, including whether there is a legal case problem or not. But after that, I confirmed and received an explanation that Azis Wellang's status is no longer a forest logging suspect," he explained.
Furthermore, Karding admitted that at that time he had planned to meet with the Minister of Forestry Raja Juli to chat casually. Initially, Karding intended to approach Raja Juli, but Raja Juli chose to come to the KKSS post.
"Incidentally, I was at the KKSS Command Post, Raja Juli and I finally agreed to meet at the Command Post. We then talked together at the back, separated from all the other KKSS members," said Karding.
At around 23.30 WIB, Raja Juli said goodbye. Incidentally, the route out of Raja Juli passed through the gathering place for KKSS members who were playing dominoes. The King last July was invited to play domino with me.
"We played as many as two sets. The only ones who played were Mr. Azis and Andi who also served as Deputy Chairperson of the PORTI Executive Board (PB). In that room, what Raja Juli knew was me because all those present were KKSS administrators. After that, Raja Juli said goodbye without any discussion with other KKSS administrators," he explained.
Separately, Muhammad Aziz Wellang also clarified the news that he was still a suspect in the illegal logging case in the Katingan Forest area.
Aziz Wellang emphasized that the investigation into the logging case that had dragged him into a suspect had been stopped.
"It has been SP3 based on the Notice of Termination of Investigation on behalf of Muhammad Aziz Wellang No: S.01/BPPHLHK-IV.SWI/PPNS/02/2025 dated February 14, 2025," said Aziz Wellang in a written statement.
The termination of this investigation, he continued, was also proven based on Pretrial Decision Number 13/Pid.Pra/2023/PN.Jkt.Pst.
"In the decision, it states that the determination of the suspect by the KLHK Law Enforcement investigator has been declared invalid according to law," said Aziz.
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