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        "id": 1985268,
        "msgid": "prabowo-instructs-severe-sanctions-for-forest-and-land-fires-1789631632",
        "date": "2026-09-17 14:13:00",
        "title": "Prabowo Instructs Severe Sanctions for Forest and Land Fires",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has proposed classifying forest and land arson as 'ecological terrorism' to strengthen legal penalties against responsible corporations. He has also ordered the revocation of regional regulations that permit land clearing through burning and directed the government to provide legal alternatives for local communities.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subiating plans to significantly increase legal\nsanctions against companies proven to be involved in causing forest and\nland fires (karhutla) in Sumatra and Kalimantan. The President even\nproposed that such environmental crimes be classified as acts of\necological terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>This instruction was delivered by President Prabowo during a hybrid\nlimited meeting held with ministers and heads of agencies on Wednesday\n(16\/9). The President ordered the Minister of State Secretary, Prasetyo\nHadi, and the Minister of Law, Supratman Andi Agtas, to immediately\nstudy regulatory provisions to strengthen sanctions for perpetrators of\nforest fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have stated that the Minister of State Secretary and the Minister\nof Law should look into this so that the legal sanctions, perhaps\nthrough legislation, can be requested from the House of Representatives\n(DPR) to be intensified by classifying this as ecological terrorism.\nThis is very serious,\u201d stated President Prabowo, as quoted from an\nofficial broadcast by the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday\n(17\/9).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to increasing sanctions for corporations, the Head of\nState also ordered regional leaders to immediately revoke regional\nregulations (perda) that still provide loopholes for forest and land\nburning practices. The President requested the Minister of Home Affairs\nto ensure the revocation of such regulations proceeds across all\nhigh-risk areas.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the justification of \u2018local wisdom\u2019 often used by\ncommunities to clear land through burning, the President emphasised that\nthis can no longer serve as an excuse. He offered a solution in the form\nof government assistance for communities requiring legal and safe land\nclearing methods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have said that if the people need it, we will assist with land\nclearing. However, this must truly not continue. There must be no more\nforest fires for land clearing or any other reason,\u201d said the\nPresident.<\/p>\n<p>The limited meeting was attended by several high-ranking officials,\nincluding Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, National Police Chief\nGeneral Listyo Sigit Prabowo, Commander of the TNI General Agus\nSubiyanto, and Head of BNPB Lieutenant General Suharyanto. The\ngovernment is currently focusing on mitigation steps over the next one\nand a half months to anticipate situations deemed still quite high-risk\nin the Sumatra and Kalimantan regions.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-instructs-severe-sanctions-for-forest-and-land-fires-1789631632",
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