Bukit Teletubbies Bromo Gara-gara Flare Prewedding, KLHK Remembers The Threat Of Criminal Punishment

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) asked the public not to start fires in the open because they are prone to triggering forest and land fires.

The statement was made by the Director General of Environmental and Forestry Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Rasio Ridho Sani, in response to the case of the savana desert fire due to the use of flares forulant photo sessions at Teletubbies Hill, Mount Bromo, East Java.

"With El Nino's situation, we hope that people will not set fire in the open because it has the potential to cause cases of forest and land fires," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Friday, September 8.

Rasio said there are three factors that cause forest and land fires, namely bad environmental conditions, extreme weather, and humans.

According to him, as many as 99 percent of cases of forest and land fires in Indonesia occur due to human factors.

The threat of punishment for perpetrators who burn forests and land is a maximum of 10 years in prison and a fine of Rp. 10 billion. In fact, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry can also file a civil lawsuit of absolute responsibility related to forest and land fires in concession locations and other locations.

"We have enforced the law on the case of using fireworks in Komodo National Park. The perpetrators have been punished," said Rasio.

On September 6, 2023, there was a land fire in the Watangan Valley Savana Block or Teletubbies Hill in the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park (TNBTS) area.

The Probolinggo Police have named the manager of the wedding organizer as a suspect in the case of the savana desert fire on Mount Bromo.

Probolinggo Police Chief AKBP Wisnu Wardana said the suspect failed to use a smoke flare during a friendly photo session in the area.

The suspect faces a maximum prison sentence of five years and a maximum fine of IDR 1.5 billion.