“The risks attached to the dam are incredibly severe,” said Helen Buckland, director of the United Kingdom-based Sumatran Orangutan Society. Earlier this year, he discovered that his signature had been attached to a new report, in 2016, without his permission. Mr. Anton said the 2016 filing was merely an addendum to the original report signed by Mr. Onrizal, and that it did not supersede it. Mr. Onrizal, a scientist at the University of North Sumatra, declined through an associate to be interviewed, citing a fear of retribution. Colleagues of Mr. Siregar say that on the evening of Oct. 2, he visited his uncle’s house in Medan, drank tea and left at about 11 p.m. Around that time, a video camera captured him riding his motorcycle while wearing his helmet , they say.

Source: International New York Times October 24, 2019 10:06 UTC