Gerindra: There Is No Reason For Prabowo To Reject Religious Organizations Managing Mining

JAKARTA - The Gerindra Party considers that there is no reason for Elected President Prabowo Subianto to disagree with the policy of granting permits for religious community organizations (ormas) to manage mines. This is because the business is legal and halal.

This was said by the Daily Chairperson of the Gerinda Party DPP, Sufmi Dasco Ahmad, to respond to questions from journalists who confirmed the truth of investment minister Bahlil Lahadalia's claim regarding Prabowo who had approved a policy regarding mining management permits by religious organizations.

"I think there is no problem and there is no reason for Pak Prabowo to disagree regarding it," said Dasco quoting Antara.

He said mining management should be open to anyone as long as it does not violate the law.

Therefore, he continued, if religious organizations meet the existing requirements for business and commerce, then any mass organizations are valid to manage mining.

Previously, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Thursday (30/5) signed a Government Regulation (PP) 25/2024 concerning Amendments to PP 96/2021 concerning the Implementation of Mineral and Coal Mining Business Activities (Minerba).

Article 83A PP 25/2024 states that the new regulations allow religious community organizations (ormas), such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, to manage the special mining business permit area (WIUPK).

Head of the Communication, Public Information and Cooperation Service (KLIK) Bureau of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Agus Cahyono said that the government would issue derivative regulations, in the form of presidential regulations that regulate further provisions regarding WIUPK's priority offers to business entities belonging to religious organizations.

The government has prepared six coal mining areas that have produced or former Coal Mining Concession Work Agreements (PKP2B) for religious mass organizations.

The six WIUPK or Special Mining Business License Areas that have been prepared are the former PKP2B land of PT Arutmin Indonesia, PT Kendilo Coal Indonesia, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, PT Adaro Energy Tbk, PT Multi Harapan Utama (MAU), and PT Kideco Jaya Agung.