Indonesia Returns 90 Out of 2,078 Revoked Mining Permits

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Indonesian government has returned 90 mining business permits or IUPs that were previously revoked, Minister of Investment and Head of BKPM Bahlil Lahadalia said. Of the 2,078 permits that were revoked, 700 companies had objected.

"Seven-hundred companies stated their objection. And after we carried out the process at the Task Force, we rechecked 213 companies (in the first stage)," he said at a press conference at the Ministry of Investment's office in Jakarta, Monday, September 26.

After the check, 90 permits were cleared and have been restored.

During the second stage, the ministry re-verified some 219 more permits, most of which—Bahlil said, are permits for type C excavation comprising micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the regions.

For the third stage, there were more than 300 companies examined. Bahlil emphasized that there was no shortcut or additional step from the Ministry of Investment team regarding the checking of this IUP.

"If [the companies] are right, their [permits] will definitely be returned," he said.

In the forestry sector, Bahlil said, his ministry has revoked 31 permits. The verification period has entered the third stage and is targeted to be completed by October 2022.

RIANI SANUSI PUTRI

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