Panji Satrio, Medan – Convicted business tycoon Adelin Lis, long notorious for illegal logging in North Sumatra, has repaid the Indonesian government the equivalent of $9.3 million, the North Sumatra Prosecutors' Office announced on Wednesday.

Provincial chief prosecutor Harli Siregar said Adelin's family transferred Rp 105.8 billion ($6.4 million) and $2.9 million to an official state account at Bank Rakyat Indonesia on September 2, 2025.

The repayment fulfills part of a 2008 Supreme Court ruling, which sentenced Adelin to 10 years in prison and ordered him to pay Rp 119.8 billion and $2.9 million in fines and restitution for state losses.

"Prosecutors remain committed to enforcing the law while ensuring maximum recovery of state assets," Harli said.

Adelin, 67, evaded justice for more than a decade after the Supreme Court upheld his conviction. He fled overseas until Singapore extradited him in June 2021. He had been deported after being caught using a false identity under the name Hendro Leonardi.

His company, Mujur Timber, was found guilty of illegally logging protected forests in Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatra, causing widespread environmental damage.

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