Administrative Court Rejects BKPM Objection; Revocation Decrees for Four Raja Ampat Nickel Mines Must Be Disclosed
Greenpeace Indonesia has welcomed the decision by the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN) to reject an objection by the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) regarding the refusal to disclose the revocation decrees (SK) for four nickel mining business licences in Raja Ampat.
This ruling reinforces a prior decision by the Central Information Commission (KIP), which stated that the revocation documents and the details of their implementation stages constitute information accessible to the public.
“This ruling is a small piece of good news amidst the lack of information regarding the revocation decrees of four nickel mining licences in Raja Ampat. The government must stop evading its obligation to be transparent: immediately release the revocation decrees, explain the implementation stages, and ensure how company responsibilities for restoring environments damaged by nickel mining on small islands will be enforced,” said Anggi Putra Prayostomo, Greenpeace Indonesia’s Forest Campaigner, in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Greenpeace Indonesia has been seeking the official revocation documents for nearly a year. The four companies involved are PT Anugerah Surya Pratama, PT Kawei Sejahtera Mining, PT Mulia Raymond Perkasa, and PT Nurham. Since the Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Bahlil Lahadalia, announced the revocations in June 2025, no official government documents have been accessible to the public.
Greenpeace Indonesia first submitted an information request to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in July 2025, following public pressure via the #SaveRajaAmpat campaign. The Ministry’s response stated that the revocation of mining licences falls under the authority of the Ministry of Investment and Downstreaming/BKPM. In the same month, Greenpeace wrote to BKPM, but the letter went unanswered, leading to a public information dispute at the Central Information Commission.
The dispute process at the KIP lasted from October 2025 to June 2026. On 10 June 2026, the KIP commissioners read a verdict partially granting Greenpeace’s lawsuit, ruling that the revocation documents and their procedural details are public information, while personal data of company owners remains protected.
The court rejected BKPM’s argument that the revocation decrees were confidential. However, rather than complying with the ruling, BKPM filed an objection with the Jakarta Administrative Court.
“The government’s behaviour, which has lacked transparency regarding these revocation decrees from the start, is baffling. What is actually being hidden if even the decrees are not being disclosed? A healthy business and investment climate requires openness and legal certainty,” said Arie Rompas, Head of the Greenpeace Indonesia Forest Campaign Team.
Greenpeace is urging for the full and permanent protection of Raja Ampat from destructive industrial activities, alongside law enforcement to protect small islands and conservation areas, both on land and at sea. The Raja Ampat archipelago is a vital ecosystem; its land and sea serve as the living space for Indigenous peoples and local communities, and its waters hold the world’s greatest marine biodiversity.