THE acquittal of Adelin Lis is a slap in the face for law enforcers in their fight against illegal logging in Indonesia. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who declared the fight against logging as one of his priorities, must take a solid stance on this case.

The Medan District Court acquitted Adelin because it maintained that the prosecutors’ charges could not be proven. Adelin, Managing Director of PT Keang Nam Development Indonesia, was ch