Indonesia hunts foreign links in 98 corporate fire cases as haze chokes region

Indonesian authorities have identified foreign involvement in 98 corporate cases related to the widespread forest and land fires affecting the country.

National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto noted that investigations are ongoing to determine the extent and nature of this involvement.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister Dudung Abdurachman Prabowo emphasized the urgency of intensified firefighting efforts, with the Indonesian government considering foreign assistance pending a national disaster declaration.

JAKARTA, Oct 20 — Indonesian police have confirmed the involvement of foreign entities, including those from neighbouring countries, in 98 corporate cases linked to the forest and land fires gripping the country.

National Police Chief General Suyudi Ario Seto said the Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) is currently working to identify those responsible and establish the nature of their involvement.

“Of the 98 corporate cases we are investigating, there is foreign involvement, but as the investigations are ongoing, we are still determining which involve foreign investment or foreign parties and which do not,” he told a press conference after a limited Cabinet meeting with President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on Monday.

Suyudi said investigators are gathering evidence and expected to name suspects soon, including company owners and shareholders who could be held responsible for the fires.

Separately, Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Dudung Abdurachman Prabowo called for firefighting operations to be intensified without waiting for rainfall, stressing the need for immediate and sustained action.

“The president instructed that the deployment of troops and personnel, including the Indonesian military, police, Forestry Service, and members of the public, be intensified. This must be carried out on a massive scale, in a measured manner and without delay, because the situation has become very disruptive,” he said.

Dudung also said Indonesia had responded to offers of foreign assistance, including from Malaysia and Singapore, with the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) coordinating technical arrangements for the proposed support.

However, he said at an earlier press conference that foreign assistance would have to wait until the Indonesian government declares the fires a national disaster — a step it has yet to take, saying it was capable of managing the crisis with its own resources. — Bernama

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印尼当局已确认，在与该国大范围森林和土地火灾相关的 98 起企业案件中存在外国势力参与。

国家警察总长苏尤迪·阿里奥·塞托将军指出，目前正在进行调查，以确定此次事件的程度和性质。

与此同时，统筹部长杜东·阿卜杜拉赫曼·普拉博沃强调，必须立即加强灭火工作，印尼政府正在考虑在宣布国家灾难之前寻求外国援助。

雅加达，10 月 20 日——印尼警方已证实，包括邻国在内的外国实体参与了 98 起与席卷该国的森林和土地火灾有关的公司案件。

国家警察总长苏尤迪·阿里奥·塞托将军表示，刑事调查局（Bareskrim）目前正在努力查明责任人，并确定其参与的性质。

“在我们正在调查的98起企业案件中，有外国势力参与，但由于调查仍在进行中，我们仍在确定哪些案件涉及外国投资或外国当事人，哪些案件不涉及外国投资或外国当事人，”他在周一于雅加达与总统普拉博沃·苏比安托举行有限内阁会议后举行的新闻发布会上表示。

苏尤迪表示，调查人员正在收集证据，预计很快就会公布嫌疑人名单，其中包括可能对火灾负有责任的公司所有者和股东。

另外，政治和安全事务统筹部长杜东·阿卜杜拉赫曼·普拉博沃呼吁加强灭火行动，不要等到下雨，强调需要立即采取持续行动。

他说：“总统指示要加强部署部队和人员，包括印尼军队、警察、林业部门和民众。这项工作必须大规模、有条不紊地进行，而且不能拖延，因为局势已经变得非常混乱。”

杜东还表示，印尼已对包括马来西亚和新加坡在内的外国援助提议作出回应，国家灾害管理署（BNPB）正在协调拟议援助的技术安排。

然而，他在早前的新闻发布会上表示，外国援助必须等到印尼政府宣布火灾为国家灾难后才能到位——印尼政府尚未采取这一步骤，并称其有能力利用自身资源应对危机。——马新社

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