JAKARTA - The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) has named R as a suspect in the illegal logging case in the Napabalano Nature Reserve (CA), Muna Regency, Southeast Sulawesi (Sultra) Province.
Head of the Forestry Law Enforcement (Gakkum) Office for the Sulawesi Region, Ali Bahri, said the determination of the suspect was a follow-up to the forest security operation carried out by the joint team of the Sulawesi Regional Forestry Gakkum Office and the Sulawesi Tengggara KSDA Office.
"The importance of inter-institutional synergy in uncovering this case. We thank the South Kalimantan Regional Forestry and Marine Agency, the South Kalimantan Regional Police, the Tampo Police, the Tampo Military Command, and the Tampo community, who have synergized in uncovering this case. We will immediately carry out the clearing so that this case can be immediately referred to the Prosecutor's Office," said Ali Bahri as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, February 24.
He explained that the case began with a report from the public about suspicious activities within the CA Napabalano area, which was then followed up by the Forestry Gakkum Office after officers received information about the sound of a chainsaw in the conservation area.
The team then found evidence of processing a large teak tree that had been processed into three parts, the middle part had a length of 475 cm with a diameter of 80 cm. The team managed to thwart the attempt to transport the wood pieces using a car without a police number.
The suspect R, who had tried to escape, was successfully secured and admitted his involvement in the process of loading illegally processed wood.
Ali said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Cooperatives had secured evidence in the form of a car and a log of teak wood measuring 475 cm long and 80 cm in diameter, which is currently being deposited at the Tampo Police.
With this determination, he said, the suspect R faces a maximum prison sentence of 11 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 2 billion.
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