JAKARTA - The Forest Area Regulation Task Force (Satgas PKH) has collected administrative fines from 48 palm oil plantation and mining sector companies with a total value of around IDR 5.27 trillion. The payment is part of enforcing rules on violations of forest area utilization.
Spokesperson for the PKH Barita Task Force, Barita Simanjuntak, said the payment of the fine showed corporate compliance with government policies in forest area management.
"We appreciate companies that have fulfilled their obligations to pay administrative fines to the state," Barita said at a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday.
From the palm oil plantation sector, as many as 41 companies have paid administrative fines with a total value of around Rp4.76 trillion. Salim Group is recorded as the largest contributor with a payment of around Rp2.33 trillion. Followed by the Sampoerna Agro Group through PT Mutiara Bunda Jaya with Rp965 billion.
Furthermore, the Astra Agro Lestari Group paid Rp571.04 billion, Best Agro Group around Rp645.33 billion, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro Group Rp116.15 billion, and Surya Dumai Group Rp93.19 billion.
Meanwhile, from the mining sector, the PKH Task Force recorded the payment and commitment to pay administrative fines from seven companies with a total value of around Rp515 billion. The payment, among others, comes from PT Tonia Mitra Sejahtera for Rp500 billion and PT Mahakam Sumber Jaya worth Rp13.28 billion.
In addition, five other mining companies have expressed their readiness to pay administrative fines according to the schedule set with a value of around IDR 1.8 billion.
The PKH Task Force also noted the potential for additional fines, especially from the palm oil plantation sector. Of the 83 palm oil companies that were summoned, 73 companies have attended the call, including 41 companies that have made payments.
Of this amount, 13 companies expressed their readiness to pay administrative fines with a total value of around IDR 2.39 trillion. The payment process is currently running according to the agreed schedule.
As for the mining sector, the PKH Task Force has invited 32 companies, with 22 companies fulfilling the call. Of these, seven companies have received and agreed to pay administrative fines, while other companies are still filing objections or waiting for rescheduling.
Barita emphasized that forest area discipline not only includes the collection of administrative fines, but also the re-possession of forest areas and the recovery of state assets. The PKH Task Force is also preparing legal steps against corporations that do not show good faith in fulfilling their obligations in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.
Until now, the PKH Task Force has identified and secured large-scale land assets in the palm oil plantation and mining sectors.
In the palm oil plantation sector handled by the Garuda Task Force, out of a total of around 4.09 million hectares, 2.47 million hectares have been handed over to the Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), the Ministry of Forestry, and the Ministry of Environment. Meanwhile, the remaining land of 1.61 million hectares is still in the verification process.
Meanwhile, in the mining sector handled by the Halilintar Task Force, the PKH Task Force has recaptured land covering 8,822.26 hectares from 75 companies. The land includes nickel commodities, coal, quartz sand, to lime or gypsum.
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