ALTO Sues Banggai Regency Government Over Amdal Document

Palu - The Tompotika Conservation Alliance (ALTO) is suing the Banggai Regency Government over a request for an environmental impact analysis (Amdal) document, taking the case to the Central Sulawesi Information Commission (KI). Central Sulawesi KI Chairman Indra Yosvidar stated on Thursday that the mediation process failed to produce an agreement, leading the information dispute to proceed to trial. “There was no agreement in the mediation process, so it is being continued in the trial process,” he said. Indra explained that the object of the dispute is a request for information regarding the Amdal document of a nickel mining company operating in Banggai Regency. In this case, ALTO acts as the information applicant, while the Banggai Regency Environmental Agency is the respondent. He noted that the trial is part of the public information dispute resolution mechanism under the Public Information Disclosure Law, aimed at guaranteeing the public’s right to obtain information openly, quickly, and transparently. “The Central Sulawesi Information Commission is committed to continuing to promote public information disclosure as a form of good and accountable governance,” he stated. The Amdal document under dispute belongs to PT Anugerah Bangun Makmur (ABM), a nickel mining company operating in Siuna Village, Pagimana District, Banggai Regency, with a mining business permit (IUP) covering 4,335 hectares. Besides PT ABM, several other companies also hold IUPs in the Tompotika area, including PT Penta Dharma with 1,220 hectares, PT Prima Dharma Karsa with 938 hectares, PT Bumi Persada Surya Pratama with 1,861 hectares, PT Prima Bangun Persada Nusantara with 6,689 hectares, PT Merpati Pratama Sukses with 2,307 hectares, PT Integra Mining Nusantara Indonesia with 199 hectares, and PT Core Mineral Resources with 2,030 hectares.