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"Indonesian Scientist Under Fire For Revealing Extent Of Illegal Tin Mining"

"An Indonesian forensic scientist whose testimony has proved crucial in securing rulings against environmental violators faces a third potential lawsuit.

A complaint filed with police alleges that Bambang Hero Saharjo lacked competence to assess the damages in an illegal tin laundering case, which he calculated had caused more than $16 billion in environmental damages.

Bambang’s testimony has led to several convictions in court, including for the CEO of Indonesia’s biggest tin miner.

Prosecutors have defended his assessment, and activists say the campaign against him is a systematic attempt to silence him from speaking out against environmental crimes."

Hans Nicholas Jong reports for Mongabay January 14, 2025.

Source: Mongabay, 01/15/2025