Central Kalimantan Police Take Strict Action On Karhutla Perpetrators

PALANGKA RAYA - The Directorate of Special Criminal Investigation (Ditkrimsus) of the Central Kalimantan Police took firm action against the perpetrators of forest and land burning (Karhutla) that occurred in the jurisdiction of the local Police.

"Currently, at the Kotawaringin Timur (Kotim) Police, one person has been arrested by forest burners and currently the case has been investigated," said Director of Special Criminal Investigation at the Central Kalimantan Police, Kombes Setyo K Heriyanto in Palangka Raya, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, August 18.

He said that during this time, Karhutla had become the attention of the leadership, therefore prevention and anticipation related to this must really be done.

Because if forest and land fires occur massively, of course, they can have a bad impact on various sides such as public health, the economy and so on.

"Our prevention efforts are carried out by patrolling a number of places, so that forest and land fires will not occur massively and will take firm action against the perpetrators of the land burners in accordance with applicable laws," he said.

He emphasized that his party would later submit Karhutla data that had been handled by the police throughout Central Kalimantan.

"Later we will convey the data related to Karhutla and how much is handled, so that everything is clear," he said.

Setyo invites people in the local province to work hand in hand in providing information related to Karhutla so that his party will be able to arrest the perpetrators of land burners by deliberately deliberately in Central Kalimantan.

"No matter how small the information, of course we will follow up, so that the perpetrators of the land burners can be arrested to account for their actions," he explained.

Based on observations in the field, Karhutla in Palangka Raya City in one week has been rampant so that a joint team in the local area struggled to extinguish the flames that ate the bush.

Not only that, but Karhutla also occurred near residential areas. Luckily, the fire from the land was successfully extinguished by residents using makeshift equipment.