KPK Ready To Support Government In Solving Land Mafia Cases

DOK VOI

JAKARTA - Acting Spokesperson for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for Enforcement, Ali Fikri, said that his party supports the government's move to form a cross-ministerial and institutional team to solve the land mafia problem.

"Regarding the government's plan to form a cross-ministerial and institutional team to solve various land mafia problems, the KPK certainly fully supports the program", Ali said in a written statement to reporters, Tuesday, May 24.

Ali said this program is also in line with the work to eradicate corruption that has been carried out by his institution.

One of them is solving land disputes through coordination and supervision functions with the Ministry of Agrarian and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), local governments, and the community.

"A concrete example is the rescue of Lake Singkarak, Maninjau, and Limboto as state assets. Where the Corruption Eradication Commission together with relevant stakeholders, find the illegal misuse of lake areas and lake bodies by certain parties", he said.

Not only that, but the KPK has also handled several corruption cases related to the land mafia and permits. One of them is related to land acquisition in DKI Jakarta.

"We have also handled several cases related to land mafia or licensing issues. Such as bribery for land permits for mines, and plantations, so that there are often overlapping permits, as well as land acquisition cases, such as Munjul DKI Jakarta land acquisition case", Ali explained.

As previously reported, Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs (Menko Polhukam) Mahfud MD promised to solve the land mafia problem, one of which was by forming a cross-ministerial team and non-ministerial government agencies (K/L), including the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK).

"We will also solve the mafias and we have agreed to immediately form a cross-ministerial and institutional team, including the KPK, to carry out procedures and carry out an assessment of all of this. I will follow up", said Mahfud at the Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Monday, May 23.

He guaranteed that the government and law enforcement officers would take firm action against anyone involved in the land mafia crime. Moreover, there are many cases of land mafias that rob people of their rights and state land.

"People never sell their land suddenly it is already owned by someone else. When asked, they are asked to sue the court; when in court, they are defeated. That's a lot (happened, ed)", he said.