Illegal Logging
Change of Course
The Forestry Law has proved ineffective against illegal loggers in Riau. Police and prosecutors now turn to the Environment Law.
November 6, 2007
PAPERS are heaped up on the table of prosecutor Akmal Kamal. The dossiers from the Riau Police have to be scrutinized one by one. “We do it carefully so that suspects will not escape their charges,” the head of the crime pre-prosecution section, Riau High Prosecutor’s Office, told Tempo.
Frequently, he must take home the documents for speedy job completion. “As soon as I reach the office, I arrange coordination with other teams,” he sa
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