3 Riau Forestry Agency Officials Arrested over Illegal Levies
8 January 2017 15:12 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Pekanbaru - Three civil servants at the Riau Forestry Agency have been arrested by the Saber Pungli illegal levies eradication task force of Riau regional police.
They were arrested when extorting WM (49), a wood businessman from West Sumatra.
"They have been arrested with evidene of Rp5 millions in cash,” said Director of Special Crimes of Riau Police, Comr. Sr. kata Rivai Sinambela on Saturday (7/1).
The three men are identified with the initials SC (39) JH (48), and HN (43), all of whom are Pekanbaru residents.
Rivai added that it all began when the three men intercepted a truck carrying processed woods in Kubang Raya, Kampar, Pekanbaru. The woods, Rivai said, would be brought to Medan, North Sumatera, from West Sumatra.
The men demanded Rp30 millions to the businessmen, who objected to giving the money as he claimed he already had official and complete documents.
After they had negotiation, the three men demanded Rp5 million instead and the agreed to on Jalan Dahlia, Pekanbaru.
However, the businessmen already reported the incident to the Saber Pungli and when the money was about to be given, the police came and arrested the three men. The police confiscated Rp5 million in cash put in an envelope from the three men.
RIYAN NOFITRA
