Suit against forestry minister adjourned

Suit against forestry minister adjourned

PALU, Central Sulawesi: The first session of the lawsuit of PT
Iradat Puri against the Forestry Minister and the Central
Sulawesi provincial administration at the District Court in Palu
was on Saturday adjourned until Nov. 25.

The court session of the lawsuit involving a demand for more
than Rp 410 billion in damages by the plaintiff was adjourned at
the request of the defendants' lawyers only minutes after the
court was declared open by presiding Judge Djufri Baidjuri.

The defendants said they were prepared to appear in court on
Nov. 25.

PT Iradat Puri (IP) -- one of biggest forest concessionaire
covering 195,000 hectars in Central Sulawesi -- filed a lawsuit
against the Minister of Forestry and Central Sulawesi
Administration in connection with the revocation of its forest
concession by the minister on July 2.

The concession was revoked ahead of its expiry and was
considered as controversial, Antara reported. (mds)