DUSK was fast approaching when the crowd began to swell from a few dozen people into a mob of one hundred. Trapped in the middle, a team consisting of seven staff members from the environment and forestry ministry could not see the faces clearly. But they could still hear the shouts that ricocheted off the Rokan riverbanks well after the sundown

"Just kill them! Burn!" one man yelled. "Toss them to the river!" another joined in. Several men rocked t