Bali DPRD Immediately Call Illegal Villa Owners In Tebing Pantai Bingin

ILLUSTRATION OF UNSPLASH/Yugesh Ralli/Pantai Badung Bali area

DENPASAR - The Bali DPRD will immediately summon the owner of tourist accommodation in the form of villas on cliffs and unlicensed beachfront restaurants at Bingin Beach, Pecatu, Badung Regency.

Chairman of Commission I of the Bali DPRD I Nyoman Budiutama gathered relevant agencies such as the Badung National Land Agency (BPN), the Bali Provincial Government, and immigration to collect data, but it was deemed insufficient to immediately establish sanction recommendations.

"Before we provide recommendations regarding this matter, it is necessary to deepen whether there are officials who are at the bottom of the game, because the construction report must have approval from the village apparatus referred to by the village apparatus, the official village apparatus," Budiutama said as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, May 20.

"That's why there needs to be a call for owners rather than villas or restaurants on this Banyan Beach," he continued.

Regarding the schedule for summons, the chairman of the commission will communicate with the leadership of the council with several initial recommendations such as administrative sanctions and/or dismantling sanctions.

It is known that at the inspection, the Bali DPRD found illegal accommodation on the cliffs and areas of Bingin Beach whose status was the local protection zone.

Temporary data they pocketed were involved in six foreigners and 33 Indonesian citizens who were indicated in this illegal business.

"Restaurants have local people, there are foreigners and most of them use state land, there is no permit at all, so there is no revenue for the Badung Regency Government," said Budiutama.

From his discussion with the land agency, it was also found that the locations of the inspections were state land, so the council wanted to carefully investigate why development could occur.

"Don't let us give recommendations later violate the rules, later we will be sued," he continued.

The Bali DPRD wants the illegal accommodation case to be resolved immediately, because this is only one point at Bingin Beach, while it is believed that there are still many other buildings.

This is reflected in the high number of visits to Bali but low hotel occupancy, so it is questionable where tourists stay.

"The sooner it is finished, the better we will wait for the perfect data again, including the owners of the villas and restaurants, we will trace the data of foreigners and Indonesian citizens involved," he said.