PALMOILMAGAZINE, BANGKA BELITUNG – The Bangka Belitung Attorney’s Office apprehended Franky, the head of PT Green Forestry Indonesia (GFI), for alleged abuse of plantation location permits. Franky became a subject of a ‘wanted’ case as he failed to appear for questioning by investigators.
Franky was apprehended upon his arrival at Depati Amir Port in Pangkalpinang on Monday, March 25, 2024. Basuki Rahardjo, Head of Legal Information at the Bangka Belitung Attorney’s Office, confirmed Franky’s arrest for a period of 20 days, as stipulated in the Arrest Warrant signed by the Head of the Bangka Belitung Attorney’s Office, under document number PRINT-290/L.9/Fd.2/03/2024, dated March 25, 2024.
Basuki further elaborated that Franky had been designated as a suspect on March 14, 2024, for offenses dating back to 2011. During that time, Franky’s companies obtained permits for sengon plantation locations totaling approximately 600 hectares in the Village of Tanjung Kelumpang, from the Regency of East Belitung.
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“The location permits was got based on Decision of Regent of Belitung Timur Number 503/001/KEP/BPPT/2012 about Location Permits for PT GFI to develop sengon plantation in Village of Tanjung Kelumpang, Sub district of Simpang Pesak Regency of Belitung Timur,” Basuki said as Palmoilmagazine.com quoted from Tempo, Tuesday (26/3/2024).
But in 2013, Franky did land clearing for about 200 hectares that should be turned to be sengon plantations, but he planted palm oil. During the activity in the location, the company has no plantation business permit and did not pay Bea Perolehan Hak atas Tanah dan Bangunan (BPHTB).
Basuki thought, the activity delivered losses for the country for about Rp 25 billion that consisted of Rp 18 billion from wood selling and Rp 7 billion from the obligation that PT GFI should pay BPHTB. (T2)
