Govt to crack down on illegal logging

Govt to crack down on illegal logging

YOGYAKARTA: Minister of Forestry Malam Sambat Kaban said the
government would launch an intensive crackdown on illegal logging
next week in Kalimantan and Papua.

He said illegal loggers would be charged under four laws: the
Criminal Code, the Environment Law, the Money Laundering Law, and
the Tax Law.

The joint operation would target those involved in the crime,
ranging from field players to businessmen behind the illegal
logging.

He claimed the Malaysian authorities had thrown their support
behind the raids and had vowed to stop access and distribution of
illegal logs to the country. -- JP