Jakarta (ANTARA) \u2013 Indonesia\u2019s Forest Area Enforcement Task Force\n(Satgas PKH) has sealed the operational area of PT Mineral Trobos, a\nnickel mining company owned by businessman David Glen Oei.<\/p>\n
The sealing was carried out due to allegations of illegal mining\npractices in forest areas in North Maluku Province.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe task force team is working to enforce the law against unlawful\nor unauthorised forest area management across Indonesian forest zones,\nincluding in North Maluku,\u201d said Satgas PKH Spokesperson Barita\nSimanjuntak in a statement in Jakarta on Friday.<\/p>\n
Barita revealed the enforcement activities carried out by Satgas PKH,\nincluding reclamation of state control, collection of administrative\nfines, and asset recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cReclamation of state control is carried out in practice through the\ninstallation of signs indicating that the state has taken control\nthrough the task force,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He emphasised that the Satgas PKH team operates with a measured,\naccountable and transparent system in accordance with Presidential\nRegulation (Perpres) No.\u00a05 of 2025 on Forest Area Enforcement and other\nlegal provisions.<\/p>\n
\u201cCurrently, the task force is intensively conducting verification of\nall alleged violations of forest areas in the field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Barita stated that Satgas PKH will take action against and enforce\ncompliance for every violation, with the aim of protecting every legal\nbusiness activity in Indonesia\u2019s forest areas in accordance with Perpres\nNo.\u00a05 of 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cEnforcement action as part of the task force\u2019s authority will\ncertainly be carried out carefully, meticulously and professionally,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
The Satgas PKH was established through Perpres No.\u00a05 of 2025, which\nwas issued by President Prabowo Subianto two months after his\ninauguration.<\/p>\n
The task force is tasked with conducting inspections and enforcement\nagainst natural resource-based business activities, ranging from\nforestry, plantations to mining.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/forest-enforcement-task-force-seals-mining-operations-of-pt-mineral-trobos-1772211455", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }