Jambi (ANTARA News) - Police have named the president director of PT Dyera Hutan Lestari, with concessions in Muaro Jambi and Tanjung Jabung Timur, a suspect in forest fire case in Jambi.

Jambi police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr Kuswahyudi Tresnadi said here on Monday the president director of PT Dyera Hutan Lestari (DHL) was named a suspect on Friday last week.

Altogether, police have named four suspects among leaders of plantations companies responsible for the forest fire disaster in Jambi,Kuswahyudi Tresnadi.

The other three are Darmawan Satya Eka Pulungan, an operating manager of PT Argo Tumbuh Gemilang Abadi (ATGA) with land concession in the regency of Muaro Jambi, Munadi, the operating manager of PT RKK Muarojambi and S Purba the operating manager of PT TAL in the regency of Tebo.

Their dossiers have been handed over to the prosecution office, Kuswahyudi Tresnadi.

Police are waiting if the dossiers are not yet complete or if anything still needs to be completed.

Meanwhile, the Jambi high prosecution office said a number of forest fire cases have been reported to attorney general office in Jakarta.

The Jambi high prosecution office has received order to start investigation of two of the suspects among the company leaders.

Prosecutor F Amri from the Jambi high prosecution office said the dossier on Munadi had been sent back to police as it needs more data to back up the charges.

The dossier on Darmawan Eka Satya Pulungan is still in the process of investigation by the high prosecution office.
(Uu.H-ASG/A014)

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