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    "data": {
        "id": 1594079,
        "msgid": "case-file-for-illegal-logging-in-tesso-nilo-national-park-declared-complete-1772816344",
        "date": "2026-03-06 22:53:00",
        "title": "Case file for illegal logging in Tesso Nilo National Park declared complete",
        "author": "Putri Rosmalia",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The Pelalawan prosecutor's office has declared the case file for illegal logging in Tesso Nilo National Park complete (P-21) as of 2 March 2026. Suspect DM, 56, is to be handed Phase II of the case to the district attorney on 12 March 2026, with evidence including a white Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, a chainsaw and other items; the suspect has been detained since 23 January. The charges, under forest protection laws amended by recent reforms, carry up to 10 years in prison and fines up to Rp2 billion.",
        "content": "<p>Case file for illegal logging in Tesso Nilo National Park was\ndeclared complete (P-21) by the Pelalawan District Attorney\u2019s Office on\n2 March 2026. Suspect DM, 56, and the associated evidence will be handed\nover in Phase II from the Sumatra Forest Enforcement Center to the\nPelalawan District Attorney\u2019s Office on Thursday, 12 March 2026. DM has\nbeen detained since 23 January at the Riau Regional Police Detention\nCentre. The evidentiary items seized include a white Mitsubishi Pajero\nSport with registration documents and ignition keys, a chainsaw, five\nred jerrycans, 28 pieces of sawn timber shaped like loaves, and a\nred-and-black notebook, all seized by investigators. Head of the Sumatra\nForest Enforcement Center Hari Novianto stated that suspect D was\narrested on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 while felling trees inside the\nTNTN using a chainsaw and intending to transport the illegally processed\ntimber. He is alleged to have committed forestry offences in TNTN, which\nis the natural habitat of the protected Sumatran elephants. The\nauthorities emphasised their commitment to safeguarding the TNTN from\nillegal logging and encroachment in the aftermath of the area\u2019s\nreconquest. The suspect D is charged under Article 83(1)(b) in\nconjunction with Article 12(e) and\/or Article 82(1)(c) in conjunction\nwith Article 12(c) of Law No.\u00a018 of 2013 on Prevention and Eradication\nof Forest Destruction as amended by Law No.\u00a06 of 2023 on the\nEstablishment of the Perppu No.\u00a02 of 2022 on Job Creation into law,\nand\/or Article 40B(1)(e) in conjunction with Article 33(2)(e) of Law\nNo.\u00a05 of 1990 on Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems as\namended by Law No.\u00a032 of 2024. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years\u2019\nimprisonment and\/or a fine up to category VI or Rp2 billion.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/case-file-for-illegal-logging-in-tesso-nilo-national-park-declared-complete-1772816344",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
    "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com"
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