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Indonesia's forestry task force to crack down on firms linked to ex-Glencore nickel trader 

By Reuters News

JAKARTA, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Indonesia's forestry task force said it would take action against companies owned by or affiliated with the businessman Arif Kurniawan for operating illegally in forest areas, a task force spokesperson said on Thursday.

  • The task force identified possible irregularities in mining governance, licensing and permitting processes, as well as the illegal occupation and use of forest areas controlled by companies owned or affiliated with Kurniawan, spokesperson Barita Simanjuntak said

  • The task force will reclaim the forest areas and impose administrative fines for any such violations, he added

  • "The first step taken was the repossession of forest areas to prevent the expansion of illegal activities and other actions that could diminish the country's natural resources," Simanjuntak said

  • The task force did not disclose the size of the area to be seized

  • Local media reports said Kurniawan was a former Glencore trader who now owned a venture capital company named Dua Delapan Resources, which has subsidiaries in nickel ore mining and trading, adding that he controlled a large share of Indonesia's nickel ore trade

  • The task force, made up of military personnel, prosecutors and environmental regulators, was set up by President Prabowo Subianto last year to crack down on illegal activities in the Indonesia's forests

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