TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Cirebon City Police have named two suspects in connection with the landslide at Galian Gunung Kuda, Cipanas Village, Dukupuntang District, Cirebon Regency, West Java.
Cirebon City Police Chief, Senior Commissioner Sumarni, stated that the two individuals were designated suspects after investigators conducted examinations involving the relevant mining department.
"Each with the initials AK and AR," Sumarni announced on Saturday night, May 31, 2025. Both are identified as the mine owner and the head of the mine's technical department.
They are believed to have violated the Environmental Protection and Management Law, which carries a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison. They are also charged under the Occupational Safety and Health Law, Manpower Law, Mineral and Coal Mining Law, and Article 359 of the Criminal Code.
"We found criminal elements in this case," Sumarni confirmed. The police are still open to the possibility of identifying additional suspects in the Galian C Gunung Kuda landslide case.
Referring to a statement from the West Java Regional Police, AK refers to Abdul Karim, the Chair of the Al Azhariyah Boarding School Cooperative (Kopontren), while AR is Ade Rahman, the Head of the Al Azhariyah Pesantren Cooperative's Mining Technical Department.
Previous reports indicated that the West Java Regional Police had examined six individuals as witnesses to the landslide at Galian C Gunung Kuda in Cirebon. All six had direct involvement in the mining operations.
"The six are Abdul Karim as the Chair of the Al Azhariyah Boarding School Cooperative (Kopontren), Ade Rahman as the Head of the Al Azhariyah Pesantren Cooperative's Mining Technical Department, Ali Hayatullah as the direct supervisor of the mining site, Kadi Ahdiyat as the direct supervisor of the mining site, Arnadi as the dump truck driver, and Sutarjo as the purchaser or buyer of the Gunung Kuda materials," said the West Java Regional Police Public Relations Chief Sr. Comr. Hendra Rochmawan, in a written statement on Saturday, May 31, 2025.
The landslide in the natural stone mining area of Gunung Kuda occurred on Friday, May 30, 2025, around 10:00 AM.
"There was no sound, it suddenly hit," recalled Edit Jaedi, a local shop owner near the mining area.
Meanwhile, Sukardi, a local resident, explained that many people were working at the time of the landslide. "At the time of the incident, there were many trucks queuing for loading," Sukardi noted.
As of Saturday, May 31, 2025, a total of 17 fatalities had been recovered at the landslide site. Commander of Cirebon Military Command or Kodim 0620 Commander, Lieutenant Colonel M Yusron, estimated that additional victims might still be buried. The search process will continue today, June 1, 2025.
Hanin Marwah contributed to this article
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