Activists criticise the lack of progress in Jakarta air pollution lawsuit one year on

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JAKARTA (THE JAKARTA POST/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Activists have criticised the lack of progress of a historic Jakarta air pollution lawsuit, which remains unresolved a year after it was first filed on July 4, 2019.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

JAKARTA - Activists have criticised the lack of progress of a historic Jakarta air pollution lawsuit, which remains unresolved a year after it was first filed on July 4, 2019.

The activists, grouped under the Coalition for the Clean Air Initiative, urged the government officials to show"a serious attitude" in guaranteeing the right to healthy living. Another plaintiff, urban analyst Elisa Sutanudjaja, said the government could have taken advantage of the"new normal" introduced as a response to the Covid-19 outbreak to reduce air pollution levels.

Tired of breathing in some of the world's most polluted air, a group of more than 30 activists and environmentalists in Jakarta decided to sue the Indonesian government on July 4 last year. Then, the judges postponed it again “without any strong reason”, the group said in a statement in June.

 

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