Jakarta - PT Antam Tbk (ANTM) asserted that when the PT Duta Inti Perkasa Mineral (PT DIPM) & PT Sriwijaya Raya should immediately stop its mining activities in the Mining Business Permit (IUP) North Konawe Antam in Southeast Sulawesi.

Antam's attorney Todung Mulya Lubis said the reimposition of mining rights (KP) PT DIPM through North Konawe Regency Decree No. 153 of 2011 (Decree No. 153/2011). The reason this is in conflict with the law and inconsistent with the General Principles of Good Governance.

"Decree No. 153/2011 approve mining permits in the form of KP which had expired that overlap on top of Antam's mining region. Though KP is now no longer recognized, let alone to the expiry KP," he argued in a press release said here on Wednesday ( 10/19/2011).

By law, the permit must be issued in the form of IUP, and if this was true when KP was increased to IUP. "So we just ask why the Decree No. 153/2011 still published?" Todung asked.

He further said the reimposition of the IUP IUP PT Sriwijaya Raya through North Konawe Regency Decree No. 154 of 2011 (Decree No. 154/2011) also violates the Act.

"The implementation of this return has resulted in the mining region of overlap between the mining business permits (WIUP) PT Antam WIUP PT Sriwijaya Raya with established much earlier, and was last updated its status on Regent Decree No. 158/2010 Konawe North, which is valid until 2030 , "he added.

Furthermore, he describes the current legal Antam will make efforts with two lawsuits filed against the North on Regent Konawe State Administrative Court (Administrative Court) Kendari of Southeast Sulawesi, each registered under Case No. registers. 21/G.TUN/2011/PTUN.Kdi and no. 22/G.TUN/2011/PTUN KDI, both tertangal August 25, 2011.