Jakarta, Nov. 27 -- President Prabowo Subianto has ordered strict law enforcement regarding activities at the Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) airport in Central Sulawesi, an official said.

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia stated that the government will pursue legal action if evidence emerges of illegal mining linked to the industrial zone.

"The President's directive to us, as the task force and as the Energy Ministry, is to enforce the rules-without exception. The state cannot be defeated by wrongdoing," Bahlil said in a statement at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Thursday.

He noted that his ministry is still awaiting reports from investigators on alleged illegal mining near the IMIP complex.

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