Jakarta, Oct. 1 -- The Ministry of Forestry has named a resident of Tanjung Jabung District, identified by the initials YL, as a suspect in a case involving the illegal sale of forest land and alleged coordination of forest encroachment in the "Orang Kayo Hitam (OKH)" Grand Forest Park (Tahura OKH) in Jambi Province.

An official of the ministry, Hari Novianto, in a statement in Jakarta on Wednesday, explained that the suspect had been detained at the Jambi Regional Police detention center on September 26, and had secured evidence: an excavator and documents related to the OKH area.

"In accordance with the direction of the Director General of Forestry Law Enforcement, we have ordered investigators to continue investigating other parties ...