Tenggarong (Antara Bali) - Two people have been named suspects for killing an orangutan in Jukaya village in the sub-district of Telen, Kutai Timur, East Kalimantan.
"They have also been detained since December 1, 2011. The two are employees of palm oil company PT SRS in Kutai Timur," East Kalimantan police spokesman Senior Commissioner Anthonius Wisnu Sutarta said to newsmen here on Wednesday.
The two known by their initials as LI (32) and TA (21) were named suspects based upon evidence namely pieces of wood and a rope they used to kill the animal.
"The case is unveiled following information from environment researchers," Sutarta said.
He said according to the suspects they killed the animal on July 23, 2011 in the area of PT SRS.
"The police have not found correlations between the killing of the animal and the company's policy. But we are still continuing the investigation," he said.(**/T007)
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"They have also been detained since December 1, 2011. The two are employees of palm oil company PT SRS in Kutai Timur," East Kalimantan police spokesman Senior Commissioner Anthonius Wisnu Sutarta said to newsmen here on Wednesday.
The two known by their initials as LI (32) and TA (21) were named suspects based upon evidence namely pieces of wood and a rope they used to kill the animal.
"The case is unveiled following information from environment researchers," Sutarta said.
He said according to the suspects they killed the animal on July 23, 2011 in the area of PT SRS.
"The police have not found correlations between the killing of the animal and the company's policy. But we are still continuing the investigation," he said.(**/T007)
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