Indonesian Government Sued Over “Gross Negligence” in Tackling Wildfires

印尼政府因林火应对不力遭起诉，被指“严重失职”

Yìnní zhèngfǔ yīn línhuǒ yìngduì búlì zāo qǐsù, bèi zhǐ “yánzhòng shīzhí”

A group of residents and civil society organisations in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province have filed a class action lawsuit against the government, accusing it of "gross negligence" in handling wildfires that have burned for over three months. President Prabowo Subianto and nine other officials are named as defendants. The fires have caused toxic haze, closed schools, and triggered more than 175,000 respiratory infections.

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Èr líng èr liù nián shí yuè qī rì, Yìndùníxīyà yì jiā fǎyuàn kāitíng shěnlǐ le yì qǐ jítǐ sùsòng ànjiàn. Yuángào shì Xī Jiālǐmàndān shěng de yìxiē jūmín hé mínjiān zǔzhī. Tāmen qǐsù Yìnní zhèngfǔ, zhǐzé zhèngfǔ zài chǔlǐ sēnlín huǒzāi wèntí shàng “yánzhòng shīzhí”. Zhè qǐ ànjiàn yǐnqǐ le guǎngfàn de guānzhù.

2026年10月7日，印度尼西亚一家法院开庭审理了一起集体诉讼案件。原告是西加里曼丹省的一些居民和民间组织。他们起诉印尼政府，指责政府在处理森林火灾问题上“严重失职”。这起案件引起了广泛的关注。

On October 7, 2026, a court in Indonesia opened a hearing for a class action lawsuit. The plaintiffs are some residents and civil society organisations from West Kalimantan province. They are suing the Indonesian government, accusing it of "gross negligence" in handling forest fires. This case has attracted widespread attention.

Zhè qǐ sùsòng de yuángào gòng yǒu sì fāng, bāokuò Yìnní yuánzhùmín liánméng (AMAN) de yí gè dìfāng fēnhuì, yǐjí yí gè Tiānzhǔjiào qīngnián zǔzhī. Bèigào gòng yǒu shí rén, qízhōng bāokuò Yìnní zǒngtǒng Pǔlābówò Sūbǐyántuō, Xī Jiālǐmàndān shěng shěngzhǎng, yǐjí duō míng zhèngfǔ bùzhǎng hé guójiā jǐngchá zǒngzhǎng. Yuángào zài qǐsùshū zhōng shuō, zhèngfǔ méiyǒu cǎiqǔ yǒuxiào cuòshī lái yìngduì zhè chǎng fǎnfù fāshēng de zāinàn.

这起诉讼的原告共有四方，包括印尼原住民联盟（AMAN）的一个地方分会，以及一个天主教青年组织。被告共有十人，其中包括印尼总统普拉博沃·苏比延托、西加里曼丹省省长，以及多名政府部长和国家警察总长。原告在起诉书中说，政府没有采取有效措施来应对这场反复发生的灾难。

There are four groups of plaintiffs in this lawsuit, including a local chapter of the Indigenous Peoples Alliance of the Archipelago (AMAN) and a Catholic youth organisation. There are ten defendants, including Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, the Governor of West Kalimantan, several government ministers, and the national police chief. The plaintiffs stated in the lawsuit that the government has not taken effective measures to deal with this recurring disaster.