JAKARTA - The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) has continued the legal process against suspects of illegal logging in the Bukit Tiga Puluh National Park (TNBT) forest area by handing over the suspect AR to the Indragiri Hulu District Attorney's Office, Riau.
Head of the Regional Law Enforcement Agency (Gakkum) for the Sumatra Region, Hari Novianto, said the transfer of the AR was carried out after the person concerned was secured in an operation on February 27, 2026 in the TNBT area for illegal logging in a conservation forest area.
"Strict action against illegal logging perpetrators is a manifestation of the government's seriousness in maintaining and preserving biological natural resources for the sustainability and future of future generations," he said in a statement confirmed from Jakarta, Monday, quoted by Antara.
He explained that AR was cutting down and processing illegal wood with an iron saw at night and then transporting the illegal felling results using a modified motorcycle.
During the operation, the Ministry of Finance found seven perpetrators riding motorcycles loaded with illegal processed wood of the type of tembalun which was suspected to have come from illegal logging in the TNBT Area.
At the time of the ambush, one perpetrator, namely AR, was arrested, while the other six perpetrators jumped and fled into the bushes.
AR and the evidence of seven motorcycles loaded with wood were successfully secured, while the other six perpetrators have been identified and are currently being pursued.
The group is suspected of having carried out logging repeatedly so as to potentially cause damage to the ecosystem of the TNBT conservation area.
For this activity, AR is threatened with a maximum sentence of five years in prison and/or a maximum fine of IDR 200 million.
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