Ditpolairud Polda Kalsel Lumbahkan Tersangka Dan Barang Barang Utbukta Kasus Pengalakan Ke Kejaksaan

Evidence of hundreds of round wood confiscated by the South Kalimantan Police Ditpolairud from suspects YH and MR. ANTARA/Firman

BANJARMASIN - Investigators from the Sub-Directorate of Gakkum, Directorate of Water and Air Police (Ditpolairud) of the South Kalimantan Police, handed over the suspect and evidence in the case of logging hundreds of round wood resulting from forest additions to the South Kalimantan Prosecutor's Office today. "The files of suspects YH and MR with Police Reports Number 59 and 60 dated June 22, 2022, were declared complete, aka P21 by the prosecutor, so the suspect was transferred and evidence was carried out," said Acting Head of Sub-Directorate for Gakkum Ditpolairud Polda Kalsel Kompol Budi Prasetyo in Banjarmasin, Antara, Monday, September 19. In the file sent by investigators, the two suspects were charged with Article 83 paragraph 1 letter b in conjunction with Article 12 letter e of Law No. 18 of 2013 concerning Prevention and Eradication of Forest Destruction with a minimum imprisonment of 1 year and a maximum of 5 years and a minimum fine of Rp. 500 thousand to Rp. 2.5 billion. It is known that the two suspects were arrested while carrying 394 logs of a mixed jungle type using two ships, namely KM. Thanks to Setia and Km. Thanks to the wood business without a document from the Sahnya Results Certificate (SKSHH). The modus operandi was that the perpetrator disguised the round wooden transportation in the hatch of the ship using the cybitan wood above to trick the officers. The round wood was obtained by the suspect from Timbau Bay, Dusun Hilir District, South Barito Regency, Central Kalimantan and will be offered to buyers in the Alalak area, North Banjarmasin District, Banjarmasin City, South Kalimantan. "The village of this investigation file is the investigator's commitment on the orders and instructions of the South Kalimantan Police Dirpolairud Kombes Pol Takdir Mattanete to be able to bring the suspect to account for his actions in court so that there is legal certainty," explained Budi. Previously, the Directorate of Polairud of the South Kalimantan Police had also handled a logging case in March 2022 with evidence of mixed cooking wood approximately 78 square meters and approximately 259 mixed jungle logs that were not accompanied by SKSHH documents.