JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto stated that not a few members of\nthe Forest Area Control Task Force (Satgas PKH) have been intimidated\nand threatened while carrying out their duties.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause a President has many eyes and ears. I understand that many\nPKH task force members are being threatened. Some are also being\nintimidated and so on,\u201d said Prabowo at the Office of the Attorney\nGeneral (Kejagung) of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, on Friday\n(10\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
Therefore, Prabowo expressed his appreciation to all members of the\nSatgas PKH for their dedication and sacrifices.<\/p>\n
He assessed that the tasks they carry out are not easy, considering\nthe vastness of Indonesia\u2019s territory as well as the challenges in\nconducting direct inspections and supervision in the field.<\/p>\n
However, he acknowledged that there are still rogue elements in the\nbureaucracy and state institutions who abuse their authority to assist\nparties that harm the state finances.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat is why I appreciate your work. You are among those who still\nhave a great sense of responsibility to the state, the nation, and our\npeople,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Previously reported, Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin handed\nover administrative fines in the Administrative Fines Handover Activity\nand State Financial Recovery as well as Re-control of Forest Areas Phase\nVI by the Forest Area Control Task Force (Satgas PKH), on Friday\n(10\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
The total amount of money handed over reached Rp11,420,104,815,858\nand will enter the state treasury.<\/p>\n
This amount consists of administrative fines in the forestry sector\namounting to Rp7,230,036,440,742, Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) from\nhandling corruption crimes by the Indonesian Prosecutor\u2019s Office\namounting to Rp1,967,867,845,912, tax deposits for the January\u2013April\n2026 period amounting to Rp967,779,018,290, tax deposits from PT Agrinas\nPalma Nusantara as of 28 February 2026 amounting to Rp108,574,203,443,\nand PNBP from environmental fines amounting to Rp1,145,847,307,471.<\/p>\n
In the palm oil plantation sector, since February 2025 until now, the\nSatgas PKH has reclaimed forest areas totalling 5,888,260.07\nhectares.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the mining sector, the reclaimed forest areas amount to\n10,257.22 hectares.<\/p>\n
In Phase VI, some of these forest areas were returned to the Ministry\nof Forestry covering 254,780.12 hectares.<\/p>\n
In addition, land covering 30,543.40 hectares was handed over to\nrelevant ministries\/institutions through the Ministry of Finance, then\ntransferred to BPI Danantara and subsequently to PT Agrinas Palma\nNusantara (Persero).<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-says-many-pkh-task-force-members-are-threatened-and-intimidated-1775818326", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }