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Bukit Barisan regional military command (Kodam) chief Major General Istu Hari Subagio vowed to take stern action against any Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel involved in illegal logging and or forest burning in North Sumatra’s forest conservation area. TNI gets

tough with illegal loggers. Two days ago, Major General Subagio gave a speech in a ceremony to discharge a TNI soldier. During the ceremony Subagio said that no soldiers or civil servants were above the law. The TNI soldier, a chief serving at the Wira Bima military command post (Korem) in Pekanbaru, Riau, was dishonorably discharged from the Army. He was found guilty of involvement in illegal logging and burning forested land in Bengkalis regency, Riau.

1. nggris 163Subagio said that the chief soldier deserved to be discharged from TNI for repeatedly committing these offenses. In 2000, he was sentenced to three months and 15 days in jail because of fuel hoarding. Three years later, he was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined Rp 500 million for illegal logging and forest burning in Riau. (Adapted from The Jakarta Post, May 9, 2014, p. 5)

Answer the following questions

1. What is the news about?

• bukit barisan

• indonsian military

• Stern/tough action against illegal logging.

• forest conservation area