Prabowo Pushes for Stricter Penalties for Forest Fire Offenders, Classifying as 'Ecological Terrorism'
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has pushed for stronger legal sanctions against perpetrators of forest and land fires (karhutla), suggesting the possibility of classifying such acts as 'ecological terrorism.' The president emphasized the seriousness of the issue and instructed the Minister of Law to explore stricter penalty provisions.
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