When Tempos Maria Hasugian visited Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban last Wednesday, he was in full swing. Working through the pile of documents piled up on his desk, the minister answered questions about the case involving North Sumatra businessman D.L. Sitorus. Kaban has accused Sitorus of illegal clearing of production forest and misappropriating state property in the process. The following are excerpts from the interview:

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