Demonstration In DPR, Muratara Residents Of South Sumatra Ask The Minister Of Home Affairs And Commission II To Be Upright About Boundary Paths

Demonstration of residents from Musi Rawas Utara (Muratara) Regency, South Sumatra, (DOK VOI/Nailin In Saroh)

JAKARTA - Hundreds of residents from North Musi Rawas Regency (Muratra), South Sumatra, held a demonstration in front of the DPR building, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, November 2. They asked the Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian and Chairman of Commission II of the Indonesian House of Representatives Ahmad Doli Kurnia Tandjung to uphold the implementation of laws and regulations related to the Limited Limit, as regulated in Permendagri Number 76 of 2014. "We still want to survive so that the Permendagri remains the old one, so that's our demand. I represent the people of Muratara who want to voice that the Permendagri is not changed," said the Coordinator of the Muratara Community Representative, Heradi SE in front of the DPR RI Building, Senayan, Thursday 2 November. Heradi reminded that the SKB, which has become a HGU in several companies in their regions, will continue. Because he said, many people have depended on the company's life. "Many of our residents have worked for our regional investors, if this was taken over by the SKB, these employees who work will stop even though there are thousands of employees who depend on their lives there," he said. Heradi, who is also the village head in Rawas Ilir Subdistrict, said that the action which was held in front of the DPR building was a reaction and unrest over the recent working visit of Commission II of the DPR RI to Musi Rawas. On that occasion, he explained, Commission II conveyed a statement that it would submit input to the Minister of Home Affairs to revise Permendagri 76 of 2014 concerning the Regional Limit of Muratara Regency with Musi Banyuasin Regency. In fact, said Heradi, currently villages on the border of North Musirawas Regency and Musi Banyuasin Regency consist of 5 (five) villages that have lived a peaceful, peaceful and friendly daily life between the people of two districts. "Long before the issuance of Permendagri 76 of 2014, we had lived in North Musi Rawas, living a comfortable, modest, social, and a place to seek sustenance to meet our daily needs. But lately our situation has become unfavorable," said Heradi. Heradi said the situation had started not conducive since the entry of PT. Sentosa Kurnia Bahagia (PT. SKB) in 2012 by conducting Land Clearing. Namely by dredging land and planting palm oil around the village. He also reminded that the issuance of Permendagri 76 of 2014 has gone through a long process of the Muratara Community's struggle. Starting from the Establishment of the Preparation Committee, the mass action of thousands of people and even to the point of taking lives until Law Number 16 of 2013 was finally issued concerning the Establishment of North Musi Rawas Regency in South Sumatra Province. "Muratra is a expansion from Musi Rawas Regency. We have held Legislative Elections, DPRD/DPR Elections, Regional Head Elections 2 (two) times and Village Head Elections," said Heradi. On the other hand, Heradi added, Muratara residents assessed that the working visit of Commission II of the DPR seemed to be trying to provide input to the Minister of Home Affairs to revise or amend Permendagri Number 76 of 2014. In fact, according to him, this rule has permanent legal force after being tested for material to the Supreme Court three times. "Permendagri 76 telah 'Berkua Hukum Tertap' karena telah dilakukan uji materili 3 kali di Mahkamah Agung, mana keputusannya menolak semua. Kami menegaskan Permendagri 76 2014 tidak dapat ditenggut any lagi. Tidak ada upaya-upaya untuk mengubah atau merevisi," kata Heradi.