Disposal Of Environmental Fertilization Waste In Riau, Director And General Manager Of PT SIPP Ditahan KLHK

Director General of Law and Human Rights at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Ratio Ridho Sani (central) and the Head of the KLHK Environmental Crime Investigation, Anton Sardjanto (left)/ANTARA

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum) of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has arrested two suspects from PT SIPP operating in Bengkalis Regency, Riau. Both are considered responsible for disposing of waste to the environment which results in pollution. "Efforts to enforce the law against PT Sawit Inti Prima Perkasa (PT SIPP) are suspected of environmental pollution from the oil palm processing industry," said Director General of Gakkum Rasio Ridho Sani at a press conference at the KLHK Office, Jakarta, Antara, Tuesday, September 27. The Director General of Law and Human Rights of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry explained that his party had secured AN as the general manager and EK as the director of PT SIPP as a suspect. Both were named suspects for allegedly committing environmental crimes because they deliberately committed acts that resulted in the excessation of ambient air quality standards, water quality standards, sea water quality standards or standard criteria for environmental damage and/or dumping waste and/or materials into environmental media without a permit. Both face a 10-year prison sentence and a fine of Rp. 10 billion and now AN has been detained at the Police Criminal Investigation Unit and EK in Salemba Class I Detention Center, Central Jakarta. Head of the KLHK Environmental Crime Investigation, Anton Sardjanto, said that the prosecution of PT SIPP was a follow-up to the report from the Bengkalis Regency Environment Service. The company has committed several violations and has been subject to administrative sanctions by the local government. The business license from the company has also been revoked. However, PT SIPP has proven to be non-compliant with the sanctions that have been imposed and continues to operate. He explained that PT SIPP is known to have carried out direct waste disposal, IPAL processing which is not in accordance with UKL/UPL and does not have a permit for waste management and B3 waste. In addition, it is also known that PT SIPP's Wastewater Processing Installation (IPAL) has suffered two damages. Based on the results of the analysis of laboratory samples, it is known that river water has also been polluted. "PT SIPP disposes of waste water without a permit to the environmental media," said Anton.