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Indonesian court rules top officials negligent in air pollution suit

Legal action filed against President Joko Widodo, ministers, prominent local officials

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 16 Sep 2021 3:30PM

Indonesian court rules top officials negligent in air pollution suit
Indonesian President Joko Widodo inspecting burnt forest in Pelalawan, Riau province, Indonesia, on September 17, 2019.

JAKARTA – A court in Indonesia's capital here today said authorities have been negligent in failing to establish proper standards on air pollution, ruling in favour of group of plaintiffs who filed a citizen suit.

The legal action on air pollution was filed against Indonesia's President Joko Widodo, several ministers and prominent local officials, and the three-judge panel ruled authorities had been negligent in several areas. – Reuters, September 16, 2021

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