A senior executive of plantation company Bumi Mekar Hijau is one of those held for suspected environmental crimes,as part of a wider drive to combat the pollution haze crisis, reports The Straits TimesIndonesian police arrested seven corporate executives on Wednesday in connection with illegal forest fires across Sumatra and Kalimantan, or as part of a wide-ranging effort to pause the haze crisis.
Suspects included a senior executive from Bumi Mekar Hijau,a unit of Singapore-based Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), which is also Indonesia’s largest pulp and paper producer.
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Source: theguardian.com