Officer linked to illegal logging

Officer linked to illegal logging

JAYAPURA, Papua: Papua Police have declared a detective a
suspect in an illegal logging case, a day before he faces
questioning.

Spokesman for the police team sent to crack down on illegal
logging in the province, Sr. Comr. Saud Usman Nasution said the
officer, identified only as Comr. MR, was connected to an illegal
logging ring of which other members remained at large.

Saud said investigators would focus on the suspect's role in
the syndicate during an interrogation on Tuesday.

The team has also arrested two Army officers, Col. RG and
Capt. K, and two other police officers in connection with the
same case.

There have been 31 people charged, including nine Malaysian
nationals and a South Korean, for their involvement in illegal
logging offenses since the government-led blitz on logging began
in February. -- Antara