Top cop cleared of lifting logs

Top cop cleared of lifting logs

JAYAPURA: Manokwari Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Dedi Kusnadi
was cleared of charges that he stole timber confiscated during a
recent police operation to combat illegal logging in Papua.

Papua Police chief Insp. Gen. Dodi Sumantyawan said over the
weekend that after questioning by police investigators, Dedi was
found not to have been involved in the disappearance of 5,000
cubic meters of timber seized during the operation.

Dodi said the logs were transported to Manokwari for
safekeeping because police feared illegal logging suspects would
try to destroy the evidence.

Four other mid-ranking police officers in Papua are still
under investigation for taking bribes from the financial backers
of illegal logging operations. -- Antara