Saw Points
The police accuse Sumalindo of being a ‘fence’ of wood obtained from illegal logging activities. The CEO and his deputy were dragged into the case.
October 20, 2010
THE sun was just about to set when the telephone rang at the storage office of PT Sumalindo Lestari Jaya in Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan. It was 7pm, on Tuesday, May 11, this year. Ahmad Abdul Gani, a worker in the wood-receiving department, was on duty. The caller on the line was Sriyanto, head of the company’s legal section. “Don’t unload the wood at the pier yet,” the caller ordered. “The District Police Chief wants to inspect
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