Indonesian court rules top officials negligent in air pollution lawsuit

A court in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Thursday said authorities had been negligent in failing to establish proper standards on air pollution, ruling in favor of a group of plaintiffs who filed a civil lawsuit.

The legal action on air pollution was filed against Indonesia's President Joko Widodo several cabinet ministers and prominent local officials, and the three-judge panel ruled authorities had been negligent in several areas.

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