John Sauven, Greenpeace U.K. Executive Director, Denied Entry To Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia says it has barred the executive director of the environmental group Greenpeace from entering the country because of reports written by the organization about the country.

John Sauven was turned back immediately upon arrival at Jakarta's airport on Thursday.

He was supposed to meet with government officials and businessmen before visiting rainforests threatened by ever-expanding plantations.

A spokesman for the Justice and Human Rights Ministry says Sauven was informed through Indonesia's Embassy in London he would not be allowed to enter even though he'd been granted a visa.

The spokesman said Friday the decision was based on reports by Greenpeace that had created "difficulties" for the Indonesian government.

Comments

[Sunita p]

02:47 PM on 10/17/2011

The Sumatran tiger could very well go extinct soon. There are only 400 left. One of the main threats to their habitat is company called Asia Pulp & Paper. This totally sucks.

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2011/10/i-just-helped-the-sumatran-tiger-go-extinct/

[nfischet]

09:25 AM on 10/15/2011

I don't care for green peas either!

[Sunwyn Ravenwood]

07:43 PM on 10/14/2011

Indonesia doesn't like international attention because they are destroying their county.

[nfischet]

09:25 AM on 10/15/2011

but bho lived there

[Sunwyn Ravenwood]

09:16 PM on 10/15/2011

So what? He was born here and he went to school here in Hawaii. Aloha!

[vetxcl]

06:04 PM on 10/14/2011

It's their country. You don't have a right to be there without their permission.

[kwaut lizard]

03:15 PM on 10/14/2011

Indonesia needs to be exposed for the irresponsible country that it is. Convicted terrorists that bribe their way out of prison, Ministers raping every resource they can wrap their claws around, Presidents that accrue the entire average years income of every single citizen in the country throughout their term living in full impunity, government employees murdering environmentalists on international flights, multinational corporations displacing and killing ethnic minorities and paying pocket money to government officials to be complicit, the murdering of foreign journalists covering invasions in foreign countries, willful and complicit destruction of their forests and reefs, ..... the list of indictments for human rights abuses is long and sordid.

[nfischet]

09:26 AM on 10/15/2011

and bho came from there.....so?

[kwaut lizard]

12:07 PM on 10/15/2011

Obviously you are not a golfer.

[Lunamoth]

02:08 PM on 10/14/2011

Ah..those darn truth-tellers, Greenpeace, bringing attention to corruption!