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Riau Governor tried for issuing permits to pulp suppliers

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, APP, APRIL, Azmun Jafar, Bhakti Praja Mulia, corruption, forest crime, Merbau Pelalawan Lestari, Mitra Hutani, Mitra Taninusa Sejati, permit, PON XVIII, pulp, pulp and paper industry, pulp suppliers, Putri Lindung Bulan, RAPP, Riau Governor, Rimba Mutiara Permai, Rusli Zainal, Satria Perkasa Agung, Selaras Abadi Utama, Seraya Sumber Lestari

The first trial on corruption cases involving Riau Governor Rusli Zainal who allegedly paid bribe in PON 2012 national games scandal and accepted bribery in issuing forest logging permits for pulp and paper timber suppliers held on last Wednesday (6/11) in Pekanbaru Corruption Court.

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The impacts of climate change in Riau: a lawsuit to the President of RI

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Carbon stock, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, Palm oil, climate change, deforestation, forest fires, industrial timber, Jikalahari, lawsuit, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, peatland, President, Riau, Riau Governor

As their villages are affected by the climate change, eight suburbans of Pelalawan district and Rohil along with Forest Rescue Network Riau (Jikalahari) and Indonesia Centre of Environmental Law (ICEL) officially lay their protest toward the President of RI, Minister of Forestry, Minister of the Environment and Riau Governor at the State Court of Central Jakarta today which is located at Gajah Mada street No 17, Central Jakarta.

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Governor detained for forest graft, probe to companies, ministry needed

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, APP, APRIL, Asia Pulp & Paper, Azmun Jafar, corporate crimes, corruption, EoF, Eyes on the Forest, forest crime, KPK, RAPP, Riau, Riau Governor, Rusli Zainal, timber supplier

Riau Governor Rusli Zainal finally was detained by Corruption Eradicatio Commission (KPK) yesterday for allegedly “abusing power to make money for himself and other people or a corporation” by legalizing five-yearly logging plans to some timber suppliers in Pelalawan and Siak Districts between 2001 – 2007, KPK press release said.

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Governor named suspect, Green Groups urge KPK to probe timber cases

Sumatra, Lack of governance, Biodiversity loss, Pulp & paper, 14 companies, APP, APRIL, corruption, forest crime, forest graft, governor, KPK, PON 2012, pulp and paper industry, Riau, Riau Governor, Rusli Zainal, timber supplier

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) named Riau Governor Rusli Zainal suspect for National Games PON 2012 graft case as well as for Pelalawan forestry corruption last week.

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