Indonesia: a landmark money laundering conviction in a forestry crime case
Indonesia: a landmark money laundering conviction in a forestry crime case
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Investigators from Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry achieved their first-ever ...
Investigators from Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry achieved their first-ever money laundering conviction linked to an environmental crime following an illegal logging case in Alas Purwo National Park. After a 2021 Constitutional Court decision expanded the authority of environmental investigators to pursue money laundering offences, the Ministry applied a follow-the-money approach alongside the Financial Intelligence Unit and the Attorney General’s Office. Businessman Supono was first convicted for illegal logging and later for laundering approximately USD 127,000 through layered bank transfers and a “loan-back” scheme. Although modest in value, the case set an important precedent by integrating financial crime investigations into environmental enforcement and demonstrated how legal reform, inter-agency cooperation, and targeted training can strengthen action against green corruption.