Pangestu's New Champion

Did the president remove minister Nurmahmudi because the forestry department was going after Prajogo Pangestu?

March 27, 2001

It's party time for PT Musi Hutan Persada. The company owned by conglomerate boss Prajogo Pangestu has hired popular Jakarta artists to entertain guests at its coming tenth anniversary party. The Secretary-General of the Department of Forestry, Suripto, does not want to be left out. He has sent a special gift too.

Last week, Suripto submitted a 25-centimeter thick dossier to the Attorney General's Office (AGO) in an attempt to drag Pangestu to

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