We’re Talking about Legal Loopholes

National Democratic Party Deputy Chairperson Ahmad Ali is entangled in nickel mining licensing in Sulawesi. How did he take advantage of a legal loophole?

Erwan Hermawan

January 31, 2022

AHMAD Ali’s name has been a conversation topic in Central and Southeast Sulawesi. Not because he is a local who has made it in national politics as the Deputy Chair of the National Democratic Party NasDem, but because he is at the center of a nickel mining controversy in both provinces.

In line with the government’s ambition to make Indonesia a production center for electric vehicle batteries, nickel mining in Sulawesi has been on th

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