Indonesia court finds president negligent in air pollution lawsuit

ReutersPublished: Sep 17, 2021 9:40 AM | Updated: Sep 17, 2021 10:08 AM

An Indonesian court ordered on Thursday President Joko Widodo and other senior government officials to improve the hazardous air quality of the capital Jakarta after finding them guilty of environmental negligence in a civil lawsuit.

The citizen lawsuit was filed in 2019 against the president, the ministers of health, environment and home affairs, as well as other prominent...

The ruling obliges the president to establish national air quality standard.

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