Surabaya, East Java (ANTARA) – The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) together with the Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police have named 26 people as suspects in the alleged crime of mining without a permit (peti) in the Gunung Botak area, Buru Regency, Maluku. “We express our appreciation to the community who have reported the existence of crates (mining without a permit) on Mount Botak, so that we can follow up with the enforcement process,” said the Director General of ESDM Law Enforcement at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jeffri Huwae, in a statement received in Surabaya, East Java, Thursday. Jeffri emphasized that the suspect was suspected of playing a role in supporting operational activities, such as building access roads for mining operations, building holding ponds or processing facilities, establishing gold processing or refining laboratories, processing activities, and building other supporting facilities. 26名嫌疑人中,2名嫌疑人是印度尼西亚公民(WNI),另外24名嫌疑人是外国公民(WNA)。 Currently, 1 Indonesian citizen has been detained at the National Police Criminal Investigation Detention Center, 1 Indonesian citizen has not been detained, 12 foreigners have been detained at the Ambon Detention Center, while 12 other foreigners are outside Indonesian jurisdiction and are on the wanted list (DPO). Jeffri added that the suspects were suspected of violating Article 158 of Law Number 3 of 2020 concerning Amendments to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining as last amended by Law Number 2 of 2025 concerning the Fourth Amendment to Law Number 4 of 2009 concerning Mineral and Coal Mining in conjunction with Article 20 of Law Number 1 of 2023 concerning the Code of法律。刑法与 2026 年关于刑事调整的第 1 号法相结合。 In the law enforcement process, the Civil Servant Investigation Team (PPNS) of the Directorate General of Gakkum ESDM, accompanied by the PPNS Bareskrim Polri Coordination and Supervision Bureau (Korwas), has carried out examinations of a number of witnesses and experts from various related elements, both from the Maluku Provincial Government, TPI Ambon Class I Immigration, as well as members of the XV/Pattimura Regional Military Command.该小组还封存并没收了在博塔克山、南利市、安汶和雅加达等几个地点发现的证据。

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