Jail illegal loggers, says judge


Greener future: Nansian (left) and Malanjum (centre) planting a tree in a miniature garden to launch the Environment Protection in Sarawak: The Way Forward workshop in Kuching.

KUCHING: Take illegal loggers and wildlife offenders to court. That is the direction that Tan Sri Richard Malanjum wants relevant enforcement agencies to take.

The Chief Judge of Sabah and Sarawak said so far no cases of illegal logging had been registered with the courts since Sarawak’s crackdown on illegal logging began last year.

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