Rp10.2 Trillion Returned in Forest Enforcement Case

TheIndonesia.co - Indonesia’s Attorney General’s Office has once again handed over administrative fines collected through the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force (Satgas PKH), with authorities returning Rp10.2 trillion in cash and 2.3 million hectares of land to the state.

The handover ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Attorney General’s Office of Indonesia in Jakarta, where stacks of cash were displayed prominently in the main courtyard.

Observed on site, the money was arranged in two large piles beneath blue-and-white tents. The cash stacks were shaped to resemble a podium, with the centre section built higher than the sides. The display stood more than two metres tall, towering above nearby adults.

President Prabowo Subianto was scheduled to attend the handover at around 2 p.m. local time.

The latest recovery follows a previous handover by the Attorney General’s Office amounting to Rp11.4 trillion. Of that figure, Rp7.2 trillion came from the collection of administrative fines, while Rp1.9 trillion was sourced from non-tax state revenue (PNBP) linked to corruption cases handled by prosecutors.

Additional contributions included Rp967.7 billion in tax revenue collected between January and April 2026, Rp108.5 billion in tax payments from PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara, and Rp1.1 trillion from environmental fines.

Attorney General ST Burhanuddin said the task force had also reclaimed large areas of forest land previously used for palm oil plantations and mining activities.

“In addition, the Forest Area Enforcement Task Force has carried out the recovery of forest areas in both the plantation and mining sectors,” Burhanuddin said during a press conference on Friday.

According to the Attorney General, the task force has so far restored 5.88 million hectares of forest land converted into oil palm plantations. Another 10,257 hectares were reclaimed from mining operations.

As part of the sixth phase of the programme, the task force handed over 254,780 hectares of conservation forest land to the Ministry of Forestry of Indonesia.

The land includes 149,198 hectares of production forest in Ketapang, 510 hectares in the Taman Hutan Raya Lae Kombih conservation area, and 105,072 hectares within the Gunung Halimun Salak National Park.

Burhanuddin added that some of the reclaimed land had been transferred from the task force to the Ministry of Finance of Indonesia, then to Danantara Indonesia, before eventually being handed over to PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara, covering a total area of 30,543 hectares.

He stressed that weak law enforcement would ultimately harm the country.

“Weak law enforcement will cause the state to lose money, assets, authority, and the ability to improve people’s welfare,” Burhanuddin said.

“On the other hand, strong, smart and targeted law enforcement will improve governance, recover state losses, strengthen the business climate, and deliver tangible impacts for the national economy,” he added.