TUZLA, August 24 (FENA) - Managing Director of Global Ispat Coke Industry Lukavac (GIKIL) Debasish Ganguly was arrested today in Lukavac on the orders of the Tuzla Canton Prosecutor's Office, confirmed to FENA the spokesperson of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the TC Izudin Šarić.
The FBiH inspectors, due to the escalation of the environmental situation with the Spreča River, caused by negligent operations of GIKIL Lukavac, in the previous period undertook the necessary activities to prevent the occurrence of major environmental damage, and in the course of the last inspection and team inspection supervision found that the operator is performing its activity without an environmental permit, which was a prerequisite for the operator to be imposed with a measure of seizure of operations.
The decision on the termination of operations was made on the basis of the Environmental Protection Act, the Law on Waste Management, the Law on Air Protection, and the Law on Inspections of the Federation of BiH.
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