Retribution
THE hearing opened at Palembang District Court last Tuesday as the city outside sat blanketed in haze. "Visibility is less than 200 meters," commented Hadi Jatmiko, Indonesian Environmental Forum's Director for South Sumatra, who attended the trial.
Palembang District Court was in session hearing a civil lawsuit brought by the environment and forestry ministry against Bumi Mekar Hijau. The ministry is demanding the company pay Rp7.9 trillion back to the state for the illegal clearing of 20,000 hectares of land on the company's concession.
September 29, 2015
THE hearing opened at Palembang District Court last Tuesday as the city outside sat blanketed in haze. "Visibility is less than 200 meters," commented Hadi Jatmiko, Indonesian Environmental Forum's Director for South Sumatra, who attended the trial.
Palembang District Court was in session hearing a civil lawsuit brought by the environment and forestry ministry against Bumi Mekar Hijau. The ministry is demanding the company pay Rp7.9 trillion back t
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