Smuggling 80 Tons Of Oil Residu To Indonesia, Indian Citizen Named As Suspect

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry held a press conference in Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA/Yude)

BATAM - Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has uncovered a cross-border crime case of smuggling residual oil by assigning one person Indian citizen, SJN (37) as a suspect. "Regarding the smuggling of waste or entering waste oil residue without a permit to the Republic of Indonesia. KLHK investigators have named SJN, who is the captain of the MT BSI ship with the Liberian flag, as an individual suspect," said Director General of Environmental Law Enforcement and Forestry Ratio Ridho Sani in Batam Riau Islands, Antara, Friday, October 13. The SJN suspect is known to have brought 80 tons of residual oil waste after carrying out activities to clean up the MT BSI ship tank which was carried out in Bangladesh and dumped it in Indonesian territory in May 2023. "The determination of SJN, the captain of the MT BSI ship as a suspect is because he is responsible for bringing 80 tons of residual oil waste as a result of tank cleaning activities carried out outside the territory of the Republic of Indonesia, namely in Bangladesh into Indonesian territory. This act is a criminal act," he said. The determination of the suspect is corroborated by laboratory results on samples taken. From the laboratory results, it was found that the sample was categorized as B3 waste in category 2 based on the quality standards of attachments of XIII Government Regulation Number 22 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Environmental Protection and Management. He said the waste disposal case by MT BSI on Tuesday (10/10) by the Riau Islands High Prosecutor's Office had been declared complete or P21. The suspect SJN Nakhoda MT BSI was charged with the Environmental Protection Act. "The suspect SJN is an Indian citizen, the captain of the MT BSI ship is ready for trial, he is threatened with a maximum imprisonment of 15 years and a maximum fine of Rp. 15 billion," he said.