2 Illegal Mining Suspects In The Protected Forest Of Bukit Daun Bengkulu Threatened With A Fine Of IDR 100 Billion

Hundreds of kilograms of coal from illegal mining in the protected forest area of Bukit Daun, Central Bengkulu Regency. BETWEEN

BENGKULU - Head of the Bengkulu Province Energy and Mineral Resources Service (ESDM) Mulyani said the suspect in an illegal mine inside the Bukit Daun protected forest area, Central Bengkulu Regency, was threatened with a fine of Rp. 100 billion. The two suspects are MA and KS who have carried out illegal coal mining activities for the Bukit Daun Protected Forest, precisely in Niur City Village, Central Bengkulu Regency, since the last few months. "The two suspects face a sentence of five years in prison or a fine of Rp. 100 billion," he said in Bengkulu City, Antara, Monday, March 13. In addition, the land used by the two suspects carried out illegal mining in the Bukit Daun protected forest area covering an area of 1 hectare. Meanwhile, the Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office (Kejati) appointed two research prosecutors related to the illegal mining case located in the Bukit Daun protected forest area, Central Bengkulu Regency. Head of the Legal Information Section (Kasi Penkum) of the Bengkulu High Prosecutor's Office, Ristianti Andriani, explained that her party had received a notification letter for the start of the investigation (SPDP) and is currently still waiting for the case file from the Bengkulu Police. In addition to arresting the two suspects, his party also confiscated thousands of tons of coal along with two units of excavator heavy equipment around the illegal mining site. Separately, the Director of Criminal Investigation at the Bengkulu Police, Kombes Dodi Ruyatman, explained that the two suspects had managed illegal mining and heavy equipment operators operating in November 2022. The mode used by the two suspects is to use legality in the form of a Production Operations Mining Business License (IUP-OP) specifically for transportation and sale in the name of CV. Lakita Buana to sell illegal coal mining products to Jakarta.