KKP: There Are 120 Cases Of PKKPRL Permit Handled, PNBP Value Reaches IDR 300 Billion

Director General of Supervision of Marine and Fishery Resources (PSDKP) Pung Nugroho Saksono. (Theresia Agatha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) said that so far there have been 120 cases related to the approval permit for the suitability of sea space utilization activities (PKKPRL) handled.

This was conveyed by the Director General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (PSDKP) Pung Nugroho Saksono in a press conference related to the Update on PKKPRL Law Enforcement for Small and Outermost Islands at the KKP office, Jakarta, Monday, September 23.

"So, to this day we have had 120 cases for maritime resource surveillance measures, especially from PKKPRL," he said.

The man who is familiarly called Ipunk said that the administrative fines paid by business actors had reached around Rp. 18 billion.

"So, this is proof that they are guilty, admit their mistakes and pay the sanctions to the government. In addition, when they are sanctioned, they must also take care of the PKKPRL, which is even greater, the state gets there," said Ipunk.

Ipunk added that currently non-tax state revenues or PNBP from the administrative sanctions are in the range of Rp. 300 billion.

"So, this is our presence (to) make sure these business actors are orderly, which before last years did not exist. We are present, we make sure he has to pay PNBP to the state," he said.

According to Ipunk, if business actors who are indicated to have committed violations do not pay administrative fines, the KKP will later seal and temporarily close business activities.

"So, they have a sense of concern or fear when investing illegally," he said.

Furthermore, said Ipunk, the government wants the investment invested in the country to be legal. Thus, the state can also benefit from it. "We want the investment invested in our country to be all legal and registered, so that the state can benefit there," he added.

The KKP recently sealed two resorts that were accommodated by foreign nationals (WNA) on Maratua Island, Berau Regency, East Kalimantan. They are considered not to have a number of licensing documents in the use of small islands.

Director General of Marine and Fishery Resources Supervision (PSDKP) Pung Nugroho Saksono directly led the sealing of resorts on Maratua Island, Bakungan Besar Island and Bakungan Kecil on Thursday, September 19, 2024.

"We were there. Incidentally there were two outer islands that they connected using the wooden bridge. Well, that's where we were surprised that none of our residents were. It contained all resorts, foreigners," he said.

He said the two resorts allegedly did not have three licensing documents, namely approval of the suitability of sea space utilization activities (PKKPRL), permits for other tirta tourism activities without business licensing and licensing for the use of small islands.

The KKP also saw that one of the resorts on Bakungan Island connected an island with another island using a bridge managed by PMA from Germany and Swiss foreigners. Meanwhile, the resort management company on Maratua Island is managed by PMA from Malaysia.