North Sumatra Prosecutor's Office Monitors Investigation Of Cases Of Ownership Of Rare Animals With Suspected Regent Of Langkat Off

MEDAN - The High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) of North Sumatra continues to follow the progress of the investigation by the Regent of Langkat, the issuance of the Warring Angin Plan in the case of ownership of protected endangered species.

"This development was followed after the receipt of a letter of notification of the commencement of the investigation (SPDP) through the Director of Criminal Investigation at the North Sumatra Police to the North Sumatran Attorney General's Office," said Head of Penkum for North Sumatra Attorney's Office Yos A. Tarigan in Medan, quoted by Antara, Friday, February 25.

Yos said the Center for Security and Enforcement of Environmental and Forestry Laws for the Sumatra Region (BPPHLHKS) had sent the SPD through the Director of Criminal Investigation at the North Sumatra Police to the North Sumatra High Court.

"The North Sumatra Attorney General's Office has appointed a team of prosecutors to handle cases of ownership of protected endangered species," continued Yos.

Yos said in the SPDP, the issuance of the Wind War Plan was suspected of committing a crime as regulated in Article 21 paragraph (2) letter a Jo Article 40 paragraph (2) of Law Number 5 of 1990 concerning Conservation of Natural Resources and Their Ecosystems.

"Then the Environmental and Forestry Government Regulation Number 106 of 2018 concerning the Second Amendment to the Amendment to the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number: P.20/MENLHK/SETJEN/KUM.1/2018 concerning the Types of Protected Plants and Animals," said Head of the North Sumatra Attorney General's Office. that.

Previously, the BBKSDA of North Sumatra confiscated seven protected animals that were found in a private house belonging to Terbit Plan Warin Angin in Raja Tengah Village, Kuala District, Langkat Regency.

Acting Head of the North Sumatra BBKSDA Irzal Azhar explained that his party found several types of protected wildlife, namely one Sumatran Orang Utan (Pongo Abelii), one Sulawesi Black Monkey (Cynopithecus Niger), one Brontok Eagle (Spizaetus Cirrhatus), two Bali Starlings ( Leucopsar Rothschildi) and two parrots (Gracula Religiosa).

"All the animals confiscated by the officers are protected species," said Irzal, Wednesday, January 25.

He said the discovery of the seven protected animals was initiated by information from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).

"Furthermore, the legal process is handed over to the Civil Servant Investigator (PPNS) of the Sumatra Regional Security and Law Enforcement Center," he said.