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.
Subagio 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?
2. Where did it happen?
3. When did it happen?
4. Why did that happen?
5. Who were involved in the event?
6. How serious was the violation? Why do you think so?
7. Are you in favor of Mr. Subagio’s decision or against it? Why?
8. In your opinion, what can prevent us from committing such a crime?
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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.
Subagio 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?
2. Where did it happen?
3. When did it happen?
4. Why did that happen?
5. Who were involved in the event?
6. How serious was the violation? Why do you think so?
7. Are you in favor of Mr. Subagio’s decision or against it? Why?
8. In your opinion, what can prevent us from committing such a crime?
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