Indonesia government appeals Jakarta air pollution verdict


Smog covers the Jakarta skyline. - Jakarta Post/ANN

JAKARTA, Oct 10 (Jakarta Post/ANN): The government has filed an appeal against a recent Central Jakarta District Court ruling that found President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and other top government officials guilty of negligence for failing to tackle Jakarta’s chronic air pollution.

Ilyas Asaad, an expert staffer for the Environment and Forestry Ministry, said the President, the environment ministry, the Home Ministry and the Health Ministry had filed the appeal with the Jakarta High Court on Sept. 29.

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