JAKARTA A member of Commission IV DPR RI, Usman Husin, who asked the Minister of Forestry (Menhut), Raja Juli Antoni, to immediately resign from his position. Usman assessed that the Minister of Forestry of the King of July did not have a complete understanding of forest governance and was considered to have failed in carrying out his duties.
Usman conveyed this push to resign at the DPR Commission IV Working Meeting with the Minister of Forestry in Jakarta, Thursday, November 4, 2025. He highlighted policy inconsistencies, the issuance of problematic permits, to discrepancies between rhetoric and practice.
"If the Minister is unable to properly manage forestry, it is better to resign. This is not a personal matter, but a matter of the future of our forest. The Minister (King of July) does not seem to understand the forestry issue as a whole," said Usman in his statement, Friday, November 5, 2025.
Refuse To Blame Previous Government
Usman emphasized that the current forest damage cannot be resolved only through rhetoric, especially by throwing responsibilities to the previous government. According to the PKB legislator from the NTT electoral district, forest destruction is currently fully the responsibility of the official in office.
How many years is it needed to replant the exhausted forest? Trees with a diameter of two meters cannot grow again in a short time. That is the responsibility of the Minister at this time. Don't throw it at the previous government," he said.
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Policy Inconsistency Becomes A Highlight
In addition to competency issues, Usman also highlighted the inconsistencies that occurred in the policy of the Minister of Transportation. He specifically highlighted the statement of the King of July quoting verses and hadiths in his presentation, but was considered not in line with the decisions taken.
Usman gave an example of the issuance of permits in the South Tapanuli area. He said the local regent had recommended the closure and supervision of certain permits, but the Ministry of Forestry actually issued a new permit on November 30, 2025.
"The Minister's statement is not in line with the decisions made. All of this is related to trees and forests, but it's as if we were in Commission IV. This cannot be tolerated," he said.
Usman urged the Minister of Forestry to pay serious attention to forest destruction in three provinces which he said had experienced severe degradation. He demanded concrete explanations regarding the reforestation plan, regional recovery time, and concrete steps to restore bedless forests, considering that forest damage had a major impact on disaster and people's lives.
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