The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) through the Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum) sealed 80 hectares of burnt areas in the forest area produced by PT PML's Forest Utilization Business Licensing (PBPH) in South Sumatra.
Head of the Forestry Law Enforcement Center for the Sumatra Region of the Ministry of Forestry Hari Novianto said that his party had installed fire surveillance signs at a number of burned areas in the production forest area at PT PML PBPH, in Karang Dapo, North Musi Rawas Regency.
"We analyze that there are two criminal incidents in this case, namely forest additions and forest fires. The results of field checks show that the burned land has been cleared, stacking and disbursed, this is clearly an additional action taken before the fire incident in the area. the increase," Hari said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, August 4.
Hari Novianto stated that the installation of the sign was carried out as a form of initial action against law enforcement before further legal processes such as administrative, civil, or criminal sanctions that would be applied.
He explained that the installation of the sign started with the results of a hotspot analysis on the Sipongi application during July 2025, which showed indications of a fire in the PT PML concession area.
Following up on these findings, the Sumatra Region Forestry Gakkum Team conducted field verification and found that there were burnt land covering an area of approximately 80 hectares.
The fire was known to have started on July 21, 2025 and was extinguished on July 25, 2025 after an effort was carried out by PT PML together with related elements. Based on information gathered in the field, the fire was allegedly triggered by illegal land/addition activities by community members in the production forest area which is part of the PT PML PBPH concession.
In addition to installing surveillance signs, the team also conducts inspections of forest fire control facilities and infrastructure, evaluates reports of fire prevention activities that have been carried out, as well as reviewing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and the level of preparedness of concession holders in dealing with forest fires.
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He ensured that further investigation was carried out to find the perpetrators involved in the case by the Balai Gakkumhut of the Sumatra Region.
In addition, his party will also coordinate with the South Sumatra Regional Police to participate in investigating the case together in multi-door law enforcement efforts.
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