Chinese executive suspect in Indonesian caesium-137 contamination case
PT Peter Metal director Lin Jingzhang faces investigation after domestic scrap caused caesium-137 contamination and US export recalls
Lin Jingzhang, who is a director of PT Peter Metal Technology (PMT), has been designated as a suspect, Bara Hasibuan, a spokesperson for the investigating task force, said.
“The Certain Crimes Directorate of the Indonesian National Police’s Criminal Investigation Unit has named Lin Jingzhang, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China who serves as director of PT Peter Metal Technology, as a suspect,” Hasibuan said.
However, Lin has agreed to cooperate with the inquiry and will return to Indonesia for questioning, Hasibuan said.
The company, which produces stainless steel from scrap and waste steel, received at least 3,000 tons of raw materials from dozens of suppliers during its 10 months of operations in Indonesia. All of its stainless steel production is exported to China.