Indonesia's Prabowo calls for criminal charges against firms resisting forest crackdown

Excerpt "JAKARTA, April 10 (Reuters) - Indonesian President ‌Prabowo Subianto ordered prosecutors on Friday to file criminal charges against companies that refuse to cooperate with a task force he launched to crack down on illegal activities in the country's forests. The task force, made up of military personnel, prosecutors and environmental regulators, ​has since early 2025 been seizing areas controlled by companies and individuals, ordering them to pay ​fines for what they describe as illegal business operations in designated forest areas. A ⁠total of 5.88 million hectares (14.5 million acres) of oil palm plantations and 10,257 hectares of mining concessions ​have been taken over so far, according to the deputy head of the task force, Attorney General Sanitiar Burhanuddin - ​nearly twice the size of Belgium."

Honestly it's about time someone took a stand against these companies resisting the forest crackdown, i mean how can they just prioritize profits over the environment like that, it's pretty messed up if you ask me, Prabowo is doing the right thing here

Finally, a crackdown that actually sticks