A Man In Natuna Becomes A Suspect After Burning 15 Meters Of His Own Land, The Police Confiscate 4 Logs, Hoe And Matches

Kapolres Natuna AKBP Ike Krisnadian shows evidence of forest and land fires (Photo: ANTARA / HO-Polres Natuna)

JAKARTA - The Natuna District Police, Riau Islands Police, named a man with the initial Y (38) as a suspect for being involved in forest and land fires (karhutla). Y is known to have burned 15 square meters of his own land.

Natuna Regional Police Chief, Ike Krisnadian said the perpetrator was arrested by officers when he burned his land in the area of Jalan Sihotang, East Bunguran District, last Sunday, February 28.

“The reason for burning the land of the suspect is to save costs. In fact, the risk is very large and dangerous because it is feared that the fire would spread", said Police Chief Ike Krisnadian, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, March 3.

Officers secured a number of evidence from the results of these arrests. For example, 4 logs that have been burned, 1 shovel, 1 machete, 1 hoe, and 1 match that are used to burn the land.

The perpetrator of burning, Y, is subjected to Article 108 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 32 of 2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Treatment in conjunction with Article 187 of the Criminal Code.

"For the threat of imprisonment for a minimum of three years and a fine of at least IDR 3 billion", the police chief emphasized.

Furthermore, his party is committed to taking firm action against the perpetrators of forest and land fires as an effort to warn other actors so that no one will burn forests or land anymore. Especially during the dry season at this time.

The police chief also appealed to the people of the Natuna Regency not to burn forests or land either deliberately or negligently that could harm the material and endanger human lives.

"Based on the monitoring, there are still hotspots in the Natuna Regency area, per day it can reach 5-10 hotspots that are monitored", said the Natuna Police Chief.