Leather company accused of pollution

YOGYAKARTA: Police here on Wednesday accused leather company PT Budi Makmur Jaya Murni of dumping its toxic waste into a pit in Nglengkong, Sleman regency.

Two trucks carrying 27 drums of toxic waste were seized by the local police as evidence.

Yogyakarta Police chief of detectives Sr. Comr. Dadang Rusli promised to take the case to court.

The raid involved activists from the Center for Environmental Studies (PSLH) and Gadjah Mada University (UGM). --JP