Inp.polri.go.id - Pontianak. The West Kalimantan Regional Police processed 33 reports regarding corporate involvement in forest and land fires, making the region the highest nationwide in corporate karhutla enforcement in Pontianak on Thursday (29/10/2026).

"Nationally, the  Criminal Investigation Agency recorded 104 reports regarding alleged corporate involvement in karhutla cases, covering approximately 29,168.78 hectares of burned land," said Indonesian National Police (INP) Head of the Criminal Investigation Agency Commissioner General Asep Safrudin during a press conference  in Pontianak.

He confirmed that authorities have named 20 corporations and 245 people as suspects across 13 regional police jurisdictions, according to antaranews.com.

Utilizing scientific crime investigation techniques, police proposed revoking licenses for 23 non-compliant corporations to ensure strict legal accountability.

(mg/inp/pr/rs)