Build Private Pier, Deputy Mayor Of Bima Tried Environmental Case

Bima City Deputy Mayor Fery Sofyan (ANTARA)

MATARAM - Deputy Mayor of Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Fery Sofyan, was charged with violating Law No. 32/2009 on Environmental Protection and Management. Fery was tried in relation to the construction of a private jetty jetty.

Head of the Kejari Bima Suroto said that the indictment against Fery Sofyan had been read out by the public prosecutor in the first trial held at the Bima District Court.

"The public prosecutor charged Fery Sofyan with Article 109 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 32/2009 concerning Environmental Protection and Management or Article 22 Number 36 of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 11/2020 concerning Job Creation regarding amendments to Article 109 Letter a of the Republic of Indonesia Law Number 32 /2009 on Environmental Protection and Management," said Suroto, quoted by Antara, Thursday, June 3.

The article, he said, explains the crimes committed by individuals or business entities related to activities that do not have an environmental permit.

"The punishment is a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years in prison, and a maximum fine of Rp. 3 billion," he said.

In his indictment, continued Suroto, the public prosecutor stated that the construction of the dock in Teluk Bonto, Kolo Village, Asakota District, Bima City, was not accompanied by a study of Environmental Management Efforts and Environmental Monitoring Efforts (UKL/UPL).

This can be seen from the absence of an environmental impact analysis document (AMDAL) in the administrative requirements for its construction. Therefore, the activity of constructing the jetty dock belonging to the defendant is indicated to be running illegally.

From his first trial, Suroto said that the defendant responded to the indictment by filing an exception (notice of objection).

With such a response, the panel of judges gave the defendant the opportunity to present his exception material at the follow-up hearing next week, Thursday, June 10.