Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono said he had sent a team to check regarding the alleged ownership of a Certificate of Ownership (SHM) above the waters of Sumenep Regency, East Java.
Trenggono emphasized that his party would immediately investigate to ensure legality and impact on the management of marine space in the area.
"We sent a team there," Trenggono said after a Working Meeting (Raker) with Commission IV of the DPR, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, 23 H. January.
But Trenggono did not explain in more detail regarding the team deployed to the area. However, he emphasized that the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) would investigate this matter.
In addition, Trenggono also mentioned that the issue of certificate issuance in water areas did not only occur in Sumenep. Similar problems have previously been found in Tangerang, Bekasi, Batam, Sidoarjo, and Surabaya.
"In Bekasi yesterday also happened, if in Bekasi it was easy because there was a PT, so who immediately got the company and where the fault was and where it went next. In Batam we also often do it, then now it is also in Sidoarjo and Surabaya. We are also investigating there," he said.
In fact, Trenggono said, there were 196 similar cases that had been found in various regions. However, most of these cases were not published by the media.
"It needs to be known that 196 cases have actually been known, but so far the media have not exposed it," he said.
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Minister Trenggono said he was grateful that currently many people care about water issues.
Moreover, according to Trenggoni, sea space management has often been ignored, although many similar cases have been found in various regions.
"So actually it's like this, the lesson is that now (many people) care about the sea. So far, frankly, we are fighting, but the sea is like being inTENance, yes, I feel grateful, actually," he said.
Trenggono emphasized that in handling these cases, his party focused on administrative aspects according to the authority of the ministry.
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