Law Enforcement On Environmental Pollution Activities In Kendari-Southeast Sulawesi

Abstract

This study aims to find out how the law enforcement against the perpetrators of environmental pollution and the accountability of environmental pollution actors in Kendari Bay in Southeast Sulawesi. In finding solutions to the problems above, the authors use normative legal research methods, by collecting data derived from the literature, legislation, articles, information from the internet, and books related to environmental pollution. The results showed that law enforcement against environmental pollution perpetrators in Kendari Bay had not been effective. The government has indeed given administrative and criminal sanctions for the perpetrators of environmental pollution but these has not caused a deterrent effect. There are still many businesses and entrepreneurs who continue to run their businesses without having a Waste Water Management Plant (WWTP). The government is expected to be more assertive in taking action on the perpetrators of environmental pollution. The perpetrators’ responsibility toward environmental pollution they cause can also be ensured in the form of countermeasures against pollution, one of which is providing information on pollution warnings to the public. In addition, if a criminal complaint is filed with the order giver or the perpetrator of a crime, the criminal threat imposed should be in the form of imprisonment and a fine increased by one third. If a criminal claim and criminal sanction are imposed on a business entity, then the management will represent the business entity inside and outside the court in accordance with the law.