Inp.polri.go.id - Palembang. The South Sumatra Regional Police designated 54 suspects across 63 land and forest fire) police reports as of Thursday (29/10/2026).
"Our investigations encompass both individual and corporate cases, covering over 971 hectares of burned land to ensure legal accountability," said South Sumatra Police Director of Special Crimes Investigation Senior Superintendent Ronni Bonic during a joint press briefing led by Indonesian National Police (INP) Chief of Criminal Investigation Agency Commissioner General Asep Safrudin.
The reports consist of 43 individual cases involving 53 suspects and 134.31 hectares of burned area, alongside 20 corporate cases involving one suspect and 837.62 hectares of burned land.
Police noted that 27 cases remain under investigation, nine have reached Phase II (handover to prosecutors), and the rest are progressing through legal file reviews to uphold law enforcement and environmental protection.
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