South Sulawesi Regional Police Supervises Sales Case For Lantigiang Selayar Island

MAKASSAR - The South Sulawesi (Sulsel) Regional Police also supervised the handling of the case of the sale of Lantigiang Island in the Selayar Islands. The island is sold for IDR 900 million.

"From the Polda it has been disbursed, but the Selayar Police still handles the island case. So this is the island problem handling it, today it is still being handled by the Selayar Police. E Zulpan to VOI, Tuesday, February 1.

According to him, 11 witnesses had already been examined. The police also escalated the case to investigation.

"It has been examined, several people, as many as 11 witnesses, were questioned by the investigator, so the investigation has been increased to an investigation," said Kombes Zulpan.

Previously, South Sulawesi Governor Nurdin Abdullah responded to the sale of Lantigiang Island, Selayar Islands, South Sulawesi. The island is sold for Rp. 900 million.

"This is still under investigation. It also sells only on the recommendation of the Village Head so I think it is very risky because the island cannot be sold. The manager may be able to but with permission. But if I think the state has assets and everything must be confirmed with the local government. , "said Nurdin Abdullah to reporters, Monday, February 1.

But Nurdin has not been able to give a complete response. The reason is that he has not received an official report from the local government.

"We have not received an official report from the local government if it has been transferred to us, we will give an assumption," continued Nurdin, who is familiarly called Prof. NA.

The sale of Lantigiang Island in Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi caused a stir. This island was sold by Syamsu Alam to a woman named Asdianti Baso for IDR 900 million.

Based on the investigation, Asdianti is a Director of PT Selayar Mandiri Utama and Takabonerate Dive Resort. Asdianti has also been a sales consultant for Baso Bali Property.

Syamsu sold the island because he felt like the owner. Even though the island of Lantigiang in the national park area is a utilization zone. Zones that have the potential and representation of marine natural resources that can be used as objects of natural tourism attraction and utilization of other environmental services.

"Because the island of Lantigiang is a utilization zone, in this case the Takabonerate National Park Office has designed a master plan for tourism management on the island of Lantigiang," said the Head of the Selayar Islands Police Chief AKBP Temmangnganro Machmud in an official statement, Sunday, January 30.

Temmangnganro said that currently his party was investigating the alleged sale of the Lantigian Island case. In fact, his party has checked the seller and several people who know the sales process.