JAKARTA - The police have increased their handling of the case of alleged illegal logging in West Coastal District (Pesbar), Lampung Province, to the investigation stage.
"The case of illegal logging is currently being upgraded to the investigation stage after we found criminal elements in the case," said Lampung Police Chief Inspector General Dery Agung Wijaya at the Lampung Police Headquarters, Wednesday.
He explained that in handling this case, the Lampung Police had also coordinated with an expert witness from one of the prestigious universities on Java Island who was an expert in Forestry.
"The results of the joint title of the case concluded that there were criminal elements in the case, so that this became the basis for the kamk to continue to the investigation stage," he said.
In addition, he continued, the Lampung Police Special Criminal Investigation Directorate has so far examined at least 18 witnesses related to the alleged illegal logging in the West Coast area of Lampung Province.
"Currently the process is still ongoing and 18 witnesses have been examined," he said.
Dery also revealed that in this case, the Lampung Police had checked the crime scene (TKP), as well as carried out a number of other investigative processes.
"However, until now the investigators have not named a suspect. Because the examination of witnesses is still being carried out marathons, including the addition of witnesses which is currently being carried out by the investigative team which has been sent to West Coast Regency," he said.
He also said that the location of the land suspected of being the site of illegal logging was not in the forest area, but in another management area.
"Yes, for that land we emphasize that it is not in the forest area but in other management areas," he said.
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