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Police Name 11 Corporations as Suspects in Forest and Land Fire Cases, 3 Are Foreign Companies

21 October 2026, 20:06 WIB

Adhyasta Dirgantara,

Tim Kompas.com

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A child rides a bicycle on the Orang Kayo Hitam road, shrouded in haze from the forest and land fires (karhutla) in Simpang, Berbak, Tanjung Jabung Timur, Jambi, on Friday (16/10/2026). Haze from karhutla in several cities/regencies in Jambi Province has intensified in recent days, especially in Berbak District, which directly borders the source of the fire in Berbak Sembilang National Park (TNBS) and Tahura Orang Kayo Hitam (OKH). According to monitoring from the Air Quality Standard Index (ISPU) station, air quality in Tanjung Jabung Timur reached 331 on Friday (16/10), categorizing it as hazardous.(ANTARA FOTO/Wahdi Septiawan)

Writer Adhyasta Dirgantara

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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto announced that the police have designated 11 corporations as suspects in forest and land fire (karhutla) cases, three of which are foreign investment companies (PMA).

"We have established 11 corporate suspects. Three of them are PMAs, and they are still in the process," said Suyudi at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Wednesday (21/10/2026) evening.

However, Suyudi refrained from disclosing the names of the companies involved in the karhutla case.

He claimed that the police are not facing any challenges in investigating these corporations.

"Details will be explained later. There are no challenges," Suyudi stated.

Previously, it was reported that the police have escalated 98 police reports related to forest and land fires (karhutla) to the investigation stage.

Out of these 98 police reports, all 98 cases are related to corporations.

"So, from the 98 police reports that have moved to the investigation stage, all are related to corporations that are currently being processed for investigation, which amounts to 98 cases involving corporations," Suyudi said after a meeting at the Palace in Jakarta on Monday (19/10/2026).

"Therefore, in the near future, we will certainly set suspects, both as company owners and shareholders responsible for corporations linked to karhutla in Indonesia," he added.