Revisiting the Battle against Perpetrators of Forest Fires

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry’s effort to force the perpetrators of the 2019 forest fires to take responsibility for the fires that occurred in their concession areas continue to this day. Two years ago, the Ministry filed two lawsuits against two companies in two different district courts, one of which is PT Rafi Kamajaya Abadi (PT RKA), part of Terengganu-owned TDM Berhad at the time of the incident. The Ministry won but the company refused to acknowledge their mistakes. This week, the Supreme Court decided in favor of the previous court decisions. PT RKA is declared guilty.To subscribe please click here