Corporate Leaders on Notice: Environmental Offences May Trigger Personal Liability for Controllers, Order Givers, and Beneficial Owners

The Minister of Environment/Head of the Environmental Control Agency (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 12 of 2026 on the Handling of Criminal Offences in the Environmental Sector (“Regulation 12/2026”), which governs how environmental civil servant investigators (Penyidik Pegawai Negeri Sipil Lingkungan Hidup – “PPNS LH”) in the environmental sector handle criminal offences in that sector, from preliminary investigation through investigation to the transfer of case files to the public prosecutor.[1]