Man named suspect for destroying 111 hectares of mangrove forest in Riau
The suspect is charged with converting protected forest land into a palm oil plantation without a permit.
A man has been charged as the suspect for destroying a protected 111.77 hectare mangrove forest in Riau, Indonesia, and converting it into a palm oil plantation without a permit. The case was reported to the Police Special Criminal Investigation Directorate's Reskrimsus by information on land clearing in Mekar Sari village, Sungai Sembilan district.
Field investigations revealed the presence of heavy equipment, access roads, embankment construction, and land division activities. The crime scene was inspected in collaboration with the Bagan Siapiapi Forest Management Unit, confirming the area as a mangrove protected or ecotone.
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