Indonesian KLHK deplore Greenpeace Protesters not Comply with Procedures

Please Move From Grass Field, The Security Guard Warned

The security then persuasively asked the activists to move from the grass field and dismiss the activity.

To anticipate undesirable things happen, the security forces of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry immediately coordinate with the police department.

Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Nunu Anugrah deplore this incident.

He himself supports all forms of expression of opinions, as long as it is done in the right way, according to the procedure and does not harm other parties.

"We always facilitate parties who want to get information, express their opinions, or even report environmental crime cases, but of course there are procedures and the rite," explained Nunu.

The Ministry of LHK has provided facilities for anyone to report environmental crimes through a system developed by the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of the LHK.

Formal Space to Submit Complaints

In the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry Number P.22 / MENLHK / SETJEN / SET.1 / 3/2017 concerning Procedures for Managing Complaints on Alleged Environmental Pollution and / or Destruction of the Environment and / or Forest Destruction, the community is given space to submit complaints, either directly or indirectly to the responsible agency.

Through the Directorate General of Law Enforcement of LHK, the Ministry of LHK has built a complaint page pengaduan.menlhk.go.id to make it easier for the public to submit complaints.

In addition, the public can also submit complaints of suspected environmental crimes via electronic mail to [email protected] or via the WhatsApp application to number 08111043994.

In addition, the Public Relations Bureau of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry also facilitates hearings with the technical directorate, receiving demonstrations that deliver notification letters to the police as stipulated in Law Number 9 of 1998 concerning Freedom of Expressing Opinions in Public.

Source: ppid.menlhk.go.id