THE Bay of Buyat in the North Sulawesi District of South Minahasa is becoming a quagmire for those charged with the contamination of the bay waters. They are no ordinary citizens. At least six officials of PT Newmont Minahasa Raya, including its president director, have been named suspects. One more person, former Environment Minister Nabiel Makarim, is likely to join the list of suspects.

Two weeks ago the Indonesian Forum for the Environm