Prabowo said companies found responsible for the fires could have their permits revoked.
\n\nTop images via Prabowo Subianto/Facebook, Suyash Batra/Pexels
\n\nIndonesian President Prabowo Subianto has warned countries that he said had insulted Indonesia over its forest and land fires, adding that he would expose the companies from those countries.
\n\nSpeaking at a cabinet meeting at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Oct. 21, Prabowo called for an investigation into corporations suspected of contributing to the fires, according to CNBC Indonesia.
\n\n"As for certain countries that like to insult Indonesia, when the time comes, we will expose their companies," Prabowo said.
\n\nPrabowo did not identify the countries he was referring to.
\n\nPrabowo said the fires were not solely caused by natural factors, but also by human activity.
\n\nHe called on the police, Attorney General's Office and Forestry Ministry, assisted by the military and intelligence agencies, to investigate corporations suspected of contributing to the fires.
\n\nHe also said members of the public had caught individuals deliberately starting fires, which he described as a form of "environmental terrorism".
\n\nPrabowo said the actions of those responsible for the fires had endangered the health of millions of Indonesians, adding that the government was working hard…
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