The government continues to demonstrate firm measures in regulating\nforest areas and illegal mining activities. This was evident when the\nMinister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, along with\nDefence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, directly visited the site to take\nover 1,699 hectares of illegal mining land in Murung Raya Regency,\nCentral Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
In addition to Defence Minister Sjafrie, Bahlil was accompanied by\nNational Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Attorney General ST\nBurhanuddin, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, and Forestry Minister\nRaja Juli Antoni.<\/p>\n
Bahlil emphasised that the crackdown on PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup\n(AKT)\u2019s mining operations was prompted by the absence of official\ndocuments from the company.<\/p>\n
He revealed that the company had long ceased operations, making PT\nAKT\u2019s mining activities unjustifiable. \u201cIndeed, the mining site\u2019s permit\nstatus was revoked in 2017,\u201d Bahlil stated, quoted from the official\nInstagram account of the PKH Task Force on Wednesday (8\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
According to Bahlil, the revocation nine years ago meant halting the\ncompany\u2019s operations. All mining activities continuing in the area to\nthis day are confirmed to be illegal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn other words, the mining operations conducted from 2017 until now\nlack legal validity,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
As is known, the Attorney General\u2019s Office has named Samin Tan as a\nsuspect in the corruption case involving irregularities in the\nmanagement of PT Asmin Koalindo Tuhup mining in Murung Raya Regency,\nCentral Kalimantan Province, from 2016 to 2025.<\/p>\n
The designation was announced by the Attorney General\u2019s Office in a\npress conference held in front of the Deputy Attorney General for\nSpecial Crimes building, Attorney General\u2019s Office complex, South\nJakarta, on Saturday (28\/3\/2026) early WIB. Attendees included Head of\nthe Legal Information Centre Anang Supriatna and Director of\nInvestigations Jampidsus Syarief Sulaeman Nahdi.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have designated one suspect, namely ST (Samin Tan),\u201d said\nSyarief.<\/p>\n
According to him, Samin Tan was named a suspect after investigators\nconducted a series of investigations, including examining witnesses and\nconducting searches in several areas in West Java, South Kalimantan, DKI\nJakarta, and Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd it should be noted that searches are still ongoing, particularly\nin Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan,\u201d Syarief stated.<\/p>\n
He explained that Samin Tan, as the beneficial owner of PT AKP, is a\ncoal miner based on the Coal Mining Business Work Agreement (PKP2B)\nwhose permit was revoked in 2017. However, after the permit revocation,\nPT AKP continued illegal mining and sales until 2025.<\/p>\n
According to Syarief, Samin Tan through PT AKP and its affiliates\nacted unlawfully by conducting mining and sales using invalid permits,\ncolluding with state officials responsible for supervising mining\nactivities, thereby harming state finances and\/or the national\neconomy.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs for the amount of state financial losses, it is still being\ncalculated by the audit team from BPKP (Financial and Development\nSupervisory Agency),\u201d Syarief said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bahlil-and-defence-minister-sjafrie-take-direct-action-to-seize-1-699-ha-of-illegal-mining-land-1775616762", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }