Protecting Environmental Quality, Jakarta Government Revokes PT. KCN's Permit

The Jakarta Government is committed to protecting environmental quality to preserve the health of its citizens.

This decree was issued according to the direction of Jakarta Governor

In line with that, the Jakarta the Environment Agency had taken firm action by issuing North Jakarta Head's Decree No. 21/2022 on the Weighting of Administrative Sanctions Revocation of the North Jakarta Environment Agency Head's Decree No. 56/2014 dated January 28, 2014, on the Environmental Permit for Loading and Unloading Activities by PT. Karya Citra Nusantara (KCN).

The decree was signed on June 17, 2022, to follow up on the results of the supervision which showed that PT. KCN did not comply with the environmental management obligations contained in the Government Coercive Administrative Sanctions No. 12/2022 dated March 14, 2022.

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Jakarta Environment (LH) Agency Head Asep Kuswanto mentioned that during the period of imposition of sanctions, the Jakarta Environment Agency and North Jakarta Environment Sub-agency had actively monitored and supervised the corrective measures.

However, based on the supervision results, PT. KCN did not carry out the administrative sanction order, then the implementation of the sanctions is weighted by issuing the decree.

"This decree was issued according to Jakarta Governor's direction. He emphasized that the Government must prioritize environmental sustainability and take firm action against violations. It was also issued with the consideration that the proportion of items that were repaired/worked during the administrative sanction period was not fully implemented by PT. KCN," he conveyed, as quoted from Jakarta PPID Press Release, Monday (6/20).

He continued that the company had to stop all its loading and unloading activities because its environmental permit was declared invalid. The legal basis, he added, is based on Article 522 letter an of Government Regulation No 22/2021 on the Implementation of Environmental Protection and Management, Revocation of Business License as referred to in Article 508 paragraph (1) letter e which applied to the person in charge of Business and/or Activity who: does not carry out obligations under government coercion.

"We have also submitted an application letter to the Head of the Tanjung Priok Main Port Authority Office and the Marunda Port Authority Harbormaster Office to support the steps taken by the Jakarta Government following applicable regulations," he continued.

"Thank God, these parties support this endeavor. We hope that in the future more parties who have businesses and/or activities in Jakarta will be more concerned about the environment, one of which is by optimizing efforts to prevent air pollution," he concluded.

The Government would increase its supervision of other business actors thus they did not commit similar violations. It was hoped that the community could actively monitor and be involved to prevent environmental action.

The Government had issued Governor's Instruction No. 66/2019 on Air Quality Control which includes activities such as improving infrastructure for public transportation integration, increasing emission tests, and increasing emission control from the industry. One of these instructions is to tighten control over sources of immovable pollutants, particularly in industrial activities in Jakarta.