Jambi police probe women's demo

Jambi police probe women's demo

JAMBI: The Kerinci, Jambi, Police Precinct is still investigating the recent demonstration by a group of women aimed at stopping the police investigation into the theft of 50 trees from the Kerinci Seblat National Park.

"We are carrying out the investigation to arrest those who engineered the women's demonstration," Adj. Sr. Comr. Edi Purwanto, chief of the police precinct, said here on Friday.

Around 500 women staged a demonstration at the police precinct early this week, demanding the police stop their investigation into the theft of 500 trees from the national park.

Edi said those who masterminded the demonstration would be investigated and brought to justice, in line with the local administration's fight against the rampant illegal logging in the national park.

He warned that the police would also arrest the thieves' accomplices and the local people who were protecting them. --Antara