Prabowo Urges Attorney General to Prosecute Uncooperative Businesspeople
President Prabowo Subianto has requested the Attorney General to prosecute businesspeople who are uncooperative or difficult to regulate. According to Prabowo, businesspeople who are hard to manage and harm Indonesia could face criminal penalties.
According to Prabowo, there are several businesspeople who belittle the government and laws in Indonesia. They, he said, do not care about legal decisions already made by the state.
The Chairman of the Gerindra Party gave an example of illegal mining businesspeople who continue to operate even though their permits have been revoked. “The Indonesian government has revoked the permit, for eight years that businessperson has been uncooperative, yet he continues mining without a permit,” said Prabowo at the event for the handover of administrative fines and the recovery of state funds at the Attorney General’s Office in Jakarta on Friday, 10 April 2026.
The Head of State described such businesspeople as mocking Indonesia. “He is spitting on the sacrifices of those who fell for Indonesia’s independence. He does not respect the Unitary Republic of Indonesia,” stated the Chairman of the Gerindra Party.
Prabowo also asked Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin to take action against them if they remain stubborn. “I order the Attorney General to enforce the law. If he refuses to cooperate, prosecute him. We have no hesitation and we are not afraid,” he said.
According to Prabowo, there are only two options in dealing with corruption issues in Indonesia. First, to be on the right path by siding with justice and the people. The second option is to side with corruptors, fraudsters, manipulators, and smugglers who dare to belittle Indonesia.
The former Minister of Defence also stated that these naughty businesspeople will resist. He claimed they could fund various movements.
“He will use every means, he will use the money they stole to finance movements. We are not afraid, believe me, the people are with us,” he said.
At the same event, President Prabowo witnessed the handover of Rp 11.4 trillion from the Forest Area Regulation Task Force or Satgas PKH to the state treasury.
According to the Presidential Secretariat, the Rp 11.4 trillion returned to the state treasury comes from various sources. These include the collection of administrative fines in the forestry sector worth Rp 7.23 trillion and non-tax state revenue from handling corruption crimes by the Attorney General worth Rp 1.96 trillion.
In addition, there is also revenue from tax deposits for the period January to April 2026 amounting to Rp 967.7 billion, state revenue through tax deposits for the period January-February 2026 from PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara amounting to Rp 108.5 billion, and Non-Tax State Revenue (PNBP) from environmental life fines worth Rp 1.14 trillion.