Ministry winds up Jakarta Bay probe

Ministry winds up Jakarta Bay probe

JAKARTA: The Office of the State Minister for the Environment
says its investigation into pollution that damage coral reefs and
mangrove forests in Thousand Islands is almost complete.

"Our investigation is nearly final. We have summoned two
expert witnesses for their statements in this case," Dasrul
Chaniago, head of the environmental law enforcement division of
the office, was quoted as saying by Tempointeraktif.com.

The opinions of the two witnesses from the North Jakarta
Tourism Office and Transportation Office, he said, were necessary
to finalize the case file.

He promised that the case file would be submitted to the court
by the end of this month.

The Jakarta administration alleged earlier that oil spills and
tar balls polluting the waters might be from oil rigs operated by
the China National Offshore Oil Corporation. --JP.