Enforcing Environmental Criminal Law Based on Environmental Legislation: A Case Study of Damage to River Channels and Rice Fields Due to Class C Mineral Processing

Abstract

In the case of environmental damage due to sand and stone mining, in the last period development activities in all sectors in Kaur Regency have continued to increase from year to year. Until 2024, sand and rock mining will still be a problem in Bengkulu province. One of the sand and stone mines is in Kaur district, precisely in Pulau Panggung village, Luas district. Sand and stone mining is carried out on the Air Luas river. This causes a decrease in the quality of discharge and changes in river mining, resulting in river water evaporating and causing flash floods in the rice field areas around the Luas River in Pulau Panggung Village. The research method used is an empirical research method with data collection tools through observation and interviews. Law enforcement regarding mining activities without a permit on Panggung Island takes 2 ways, namely persuasive compromise towards mining without a micro scale permit which generally has a weak economic background and low education, middle age to fulfill daily living needs and repressive law enforcement against the perpetrators. other mining on a medium scale and long term. The most dominant factor influencing the enforcement of mining laws without permits is political factors, where the central government sees the authority of regents and mayors as an obstacle in running the government. Furthermore, there are apparatus resource factors, community perception factors, and community culture. It is necessary to periodically reorient the government apparatus in the mining sector and related parties so that there is a balance between the exercise of authority and the fulfillment of duties and a complete understanding of the moral message contained in the constitution is formed in seeking the greatest prosperity of the people and preventing wrong assumptions. about the power he has. The Central & Regional Governments need to immediately provide life skills training to small communities and direct them as micro and small business actors in the natural tourism and culinary sectors so that the tendency to carry out micro-scale PETI can be minimized.