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Prabowo demands names of eight companies linked to fires after palm plantations appear

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • President Prabowo Subianto ordered continued investigations after new palm plantations appeared soon after fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.
  • Police said eight corporations were being processed in connection with the fires, alongside 200 police reports and 138 suspects.
  • Authorities said 119 suspects allegedly burned land deliberately to open plantations, while 18 others were found negligent.

President Prabowo Subianto said he was puzzled by the rapid appearance of new palm plantations on land affected by forest and land fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra.

After receiving a report from National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo during a virtual limited meeting on Monday, Prabowo said some fires may have been deliberately started to clear land for plantations. He ordered police to continue investigating whether individuals or corporations were responsible.

I am interested in land that, immediately after burning, becomes plantation land in a very short time. So, was this really deliberate, and was it the people or corporations? Please continue investigating.

· Prabowo SubiantoThe Indonesian president questioned whether fires were deliberately used to clear plantation land.

“I am interested in land that, immediately after burning, becomes plantation land in a very short time. So, was this really deliberate, and was it the people or corporations? Please continue investigating,” Prabowo said.

I ask that the names of those corporations be submitted to me immediately, the eight as well as the 18.

· Prabowo SubiantoPrabowo demanded a list of companies being processed in the fire cases.

He demanded the names of eight companies being processed in the fire cases, including firms still under examination after their permits had been revoked or suspended. Prabowo said the list would also go to the Ministry of Forestry, the Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Ministry, and the PKH Task Force for possible permit cancellations.

“I ask that the names of those corporations be submitted to me immediately, the eight as well as the 18,” he said. Prabowo added that authorities should revoke permits, including cultivation rights, if necessary. “This has gone too far, and I also want to know who really owns those corporations.”

This has gone too far, and I also want to know who really owns those corporations.

· Prabowo SubiantoHe argued that permit cancellations could be justified if companies were responsible.

Sigit said police were processing 200 fire-related reports. Authorities had named 138 suspects, including 119 accused of deliberately starting fires to clear land and 18 found negligent. Police were also processing eight corporations suspected of involvement and responsibility for the fires.

There are 119 deliberate cases and 18 negligent ones. Then there are eight corporations that we are processing.

· Listyo Sigit PrabowoThe national police chief summarized the suspect and corporate cases linked to the fires.
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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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