HARI WIDJAJANTO (translated): They are doing mining without considering safety for themselves and others.
Also when they do processing, they use hazardous chemicals and they dump the waste directly into the river. With the increase in cyanide and mercury in the river, people can no longer use the water for bathing and washing.
GEORGE ROBERTS: The same river feeds Jakarta's water supply.
Amir Syamsudin is Indonesia's justice minister.
AMIR SYAMSUDIN (translated): There are cases in which violations occur, as you said. It is not a common thing to happen. It's merely a case-by-case situation and there are regulations and legal process that are being enforced and applied to whoever violates the regulations set by the government.
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