Buyat case ordered to be taken to court

JAKARTA: The Attorney General's Office has ordered the North Sulawesi Prosecutor's Office to bring the pollution case involving PT Newmont Minahasa Raya to court, an official says.

RJ Soehandoyo, spokesman of the office, said prosecutors were expected to prepare indictments against six Newmont employees.

"The (office) has studied the case and has determined it is suitable for prosecution," he told a press conference on Tuesday.

Police are expected to hand over the case to prosecutors next week, he said.

Newmont employees, including director Richard Neiss, will be charged under the Environmental Law, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years. -- JP