JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto ordered the Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni to increase the number of forest police (polhut) to strengthen surveillance and prevent illegal logging.
Raja Juli gave an example that currently in Aceh, for example, for an area of 3.5 million hectares of forest, there are only around 30-32 forest police on duty.
"This is completely unreasonable, and the President immediately asked me to double the number of our forest police so that illegal logging which later resulted in the destruction of our forests can be overcome as soon as possible," said Minister of Finance Raja Juli Antoni as reported by ANTARA, Monday, December 15.
Raja Juli then expressed his gratitude for the special attention of the President. According to him, the order was also a moral support for the Ministry of Forestry and the forest police ranks who are currently on duty.
"I am more confident with my colleagues in the forestry sector, because we have strong moral support, we have strong political support from President Prabowo Subianto," said Raja Juli.
In addition, Raja Juli also announced that the Ministry of Forestry had revoked 22 PBPH with an area of 1,012,016 hectares. The area includes 116,198 hectares of land in Sumatra.
"I will write the SK (decision letter) for the revocation and I will convey it later," he said.
Raja Juli also announced that the Ministry of Forestry had conducted a total audit and evaluation of the Toba Pulp Lestari operating permit, which operates in the forest product processing sector, especially pulp and other derivative products.
"Especially for PT Toba Pulp Lestari, PT TPL, which has been widely reported. The President specifically ordered me to audit and evaluate PT TPL in total," said the Minister of Forestry.
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The government conducted a strict evaluation and audit of a number of companies engaged in the forest product processing sector after flash floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra on November 25, 2025.
The disaster, in addition to extreme weather factors, is believed to have been exacerbated by environmental damage due to the massive conversion of forests into monoculture plantations and mines.
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