Jakarta – Minister of the area Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said that the matter of pollution with the radioactive substance cesium -137 is being investigated. Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian People’s Consultative Assembly, Eddy Soparno, said there is news that radioactive pollution in Cikande was due to the import of steel from the Philippines. “We said from the beginning that it is indeed a matter of supervision, which is one of the coordination points that we need to strengthen, especially when we talk about supervised goods,” said Eddy Soparno at the parliamentary complex, Senayan, Central -Jakarta, Monday (13/10/2025). Eddy hopes that supervision of the production of imported goods can be tightened by the government. He said the cause of the radioactive pollution in Cikande should really be investigated. Browse to continue with the content “As we know, we need to import a lot of production material from abroad. That’s why we hope that there will be stricter supervision,” the Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy Deputy “Because the indications that the radioactive cases of yesterday occurred were the import of steel from abroad, if I wasn’t wrong, it was some of the Philippines. Please leave me right if I’m wrong,” he added. Eddy said imports to Indonesia should be monitored with serious attention. This member of the Commission XII DPR RI said that radioactive pollution has a long -term impact on health. “I think it takes serious attention, import gates need to be tightened, inspections must also be tightened. Especially to prevent this problem from occurring, because radioactivity is a very serious thing, affects health and affects people’s reliance on Indonesian products that we will perform,” he said. It is known that the radioactive pollution case in Cikande was upgraded from investigation into investigation after police conducted a series of investigations from various witnesses and findings in the field. Police and the Ministry of Environment are still sources of Cesium-137 pollution. “As for the solution of this matter from a legitimate perspective, the status was raised by Barekrim investigators today from investigation into investigation,” said Minister of the Hanif area in Cikande, Monday (13/10). Hanif said his party is still investigating the source of radioactive infection in the modern industrial area of Cikande. His party focuses on the investigation into the source of the infection, either of iron waste or sewage leaks around the industrial area. “Attempts to locate the source of Cesium-137 are still being performed on a massive scale from both sides, from the import of steel and iron scrap, as well as of possible leaks from the use of Cesium-137 for commercial purposes. These two sides are investigated by Barekrim,” he said. (DWR/MAA)
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