JAKARTA - Entrepreneur Azis Wellang, who recently went viral on social media, was seen playing dominoes with the Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni and Minister of Migrant Workers Protection Abdul Kadir Karding, spoke about his legal status as a suspect in illegal logging.
Called a suspect in illegal logging, Azis admitted that he was harmed, his family felt uncomfortable.
In the letter received, Azis also said that the labeling of the 'suspect' was not based on law. The statement was accompanied by evidence.
"Pretrial decision No: 13/Pid.Pra/2023/PN.Jkt.Pst. Which in its decision states that the determination of the suspect by the KLHK Law Enforcement investigator has been declared invalid according to law." Azis said in a letter received, Sunday, September 7, 2025.
The letter also explained that the case was already in 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.
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Azis also said that his presence at that moment had no other agenda, just playing domino with the Deputy Chairperson of the Dewa National Board of the Indonesian Domino Sports Association, Andi Rukman Nurdin Karumpa.
Aziz Wellang had stumbled upon a case of illegal logging by the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in November 2024.
However, the investigation into Azis Wellang was stopped on February 14, 2025, based on the pretrial decision of the Central Jakarta District Court.
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