RESPON PEMERINTAH TERHADAP PETISI ONLINE CHANGE.ORG DI PROVINSI RIAU TERKAIT KASUS KEBAKARAN HUTAN DAN LAHAN DI PROVINSI RIAU TAHUN 2019

Abstract

The freedom to express opinions through electronic media has developed from year to year, this has encouraged the realization of democracy in virtual form.  One of them is the development of Online Petitions.  The online petition platform, as a form of renewal of means of communication and information, makes it easy for individuals or groups to hold online petitions.

            The purpose of this study is to describe how the Government's response to the petition filed through the Change.org online petition site in Riau Province regarding cases of forest fires that occurred in 2019. This type of research is descriptive.  Research location Gakkum KLHK Sumatra Region Section II Pekanbaru, Environment and Forestry Service of Riau Province and Jikalahari.  Types and sources of research data are divided into primary data and secondary data related to Forest and Land Fires in Riau Province.  Data collection techniques used by interview and documentation.  While the data analysis was carried out by qualitative analysis.

            The results of this research are first, the government responds well to the petition submitted, considering this as an impetus to work better in dealing with cases of forest fires in Riau Province.  Second, the administrative action taken by the government against the companies that carried out the arson was limited to government coercion (bestuursdwang).As for the reason for not proceeding to heavier administrative sanctions is due to social factors, ehere the impact is bigger and wider, this is also the reason for choosing criminal sanction to be applied more in cases of fire.

Keywords: Government Response, Change.org Online Petitions, Forest and Land Fires