Leather company accused of pollution

Thu, 12 Aug 2004, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

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

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