The environmental organisation Perkumpulan Kaoem Telapak is\noptimistic that the government is capable of thoroughly investigating\nillegal mining practices in Indonesia, including targeting the main\nactors or financiers behind activities that trigger ecological disasters\nand damage.<\/p>\n
Kaoem Telapak Forest Campaigner, Abil, in Jakarta on Friday, stated\nthat the government, with all its legal instruments, must be able to\nidentify the intellectual actors behind unlicensed mining activities in\nvarious regions, including the tin mining case in Bangka Belitung which\nwas mentioned by President Prabowo Subianto in his state address.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is impossible for the TNI and Polri not to know about the\nexistence of these illegal mines. What needs to be examined is who the\nactors and masterminds are behind these mines; arrest and prosecute\nthem,\u201d said Abil.<\/p>\n
He emphasised the importance of law enforcement officials applying a\nfollow-the-money approach to dismantle the networks that reap the\ngreatest profits from illegal mining businesses.<\/p>\n
Based on extensive experience, he noted that the handling of illegal\nmining cases so far has not touched the root of the problem because\nlegal action often stops at field operators or henchmen, so that when\nthe issue subsides, extractive activities resume. This condition\ncorrelates with environmental damage and increases the potential for\necological disasters, not just state losses.<\/p>\n
\u201cIllegal mining cases only stop at the operators or field\nperpetrators, and do not reach the intellectual actors or those who\nbenefit the most,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The crackdown on illegal mining activities has become a focus of\nPresident Prabowo Subianto, who specifically addressed it in his State\nAddress at the Annual Session of the MPR RI and the Joint Session of the\nDPR RI and DPD RI in 2026 at the MPR\/DPR\/DPD RI Building, Jakarta, on\nFriday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National Police Chief and the TNI Commander must investigate.\nWhat is the point of the state giving them rank and position if they\ncannot bring order to this? I speak on behalf of the Indonesian people;\nall the people\u2019s representatives are here,\u201d said the president.<\/p>\n
The president stressed that he will not tolerate negligence by\nofficials and urged TNI and Polri leaders to take firm action against\nmembers involved, in order to defend the interests of the people and the\nstate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am aware that I have taken an oath here. I cannot allow my\nfeelings to determine my policies. I must determine my policies based on\nthe interests of the Indonesian people. Therefore, I truly ask the TNI\nCommander and the National Police Chief to investigate. It is impossible\nfor a thousand mines to operate illegally without the involvement of\npolice officials and police officers,\u201d the head of state asserted.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/environmental-organisation-optimistic-government-will-resolve-illegal-mining-cases-1786719251", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }