Alleged document forger acquitted

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: The district court in Tanjungkarang yesterday cleared a consultant from all charges of falsifying an environmental impact study for a marble factory.

Judges said yesterday that Suharyono from the CV Suay Umpu Consultant was not guilty of falsifying the document for PT Pola Marmer Kencana.

Suharyono was charged with falsifying data on the environmental impact study in favor of his client, PT Pola Marmer Kencana, that was to build a new plant.

Under environmental law, anyone guilty of such an offense is subject to six months imprisonment.

Judges said the prosecutors failed to come up with adequate data to put Suharyono behind bars, Antara reported. (pan)