The Ministry of Forestry and Research (MoFR) has clarified, actions recently taken by its Minister Honourable Samuel Manetoali was legitimate and legal.
Honourable Manetoali had been accused of exempting a logging operation in his constituency, which he was alleged to be a party to, from going through the process of Timber Rights Hearing.
Today, the Ministry said, the Minister had followed thoroughly and provided the relevant documents as requirements in the process to the rightful authorities including the forestry office.
