License to Clear: The Dark Side of Permitting in West Papua
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Case Study 1: Boven Digoel, Menara Group/ Hayel Saeed Anam Group Issues of potential concern: • • • • • • • • • • •
Deforestation Forged permits Links to political figures No EIA No HGU Permits did not follow procedures Lack of transparency No FPIC Permit speculation Violations of investment law Concealed beneficial ownership
© Ulet Ifansasti / Greenpeace
Forest clearance and plantation development in PT Megakarya Jaya Raya (PT MJR) palm oil concession. The Hayel Saeed Anam Group’s palm oil refining and trading division, Pacific Inter-Link, adamantly denies a connection with this concession, but Greenpeace believes the weight of evidence is sufficient to demonstrate that the HSA Group and its ultimate beneficial owners, members of the Hayel Saeed family, have been and may still be linked to it. 31 Mar, 2018.
