The Ministry Of Law And Human Rights Asks For Land Disputes In West Pasaman Bangis Water To Be Resolved Persuasively

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of West Sumatra Haris Sukamto. BETWEEN/FathulAbdi

The Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights of West Sumatra (West Sumatra) asked related parties and agencies to resolve land problems that occurred in Air Bangis, West Pasaman persuasively.

The land problem caught the attention of many parties after hundreds of Pigogah residents, Air Bangis held a demonstration in Padang for five consecutive days until he was finally sent home on Saturday (5/8).

"This issue must be resolved persuasively by parties related to the emphasis on humane settlement steps," said Head of the West Sumatra Ministry of Law and Human Rights Regional Office Haris Sukamto in Padang as reported by ANTARA, Monday, August 14.

The resolution of the problem humanely must also be accompanied by an approach to central figures to be invited to gather together.

Haris stated that in this matter, his party was based on the legal side as well as the corridor of existing laws and regulations, one of which was the protection of forest areas. This is considering the object of land whose status is in a protected forest area.

"We must enforce the law in order to maintain the forest, but without neglecting the needs of the community. If people really need oil palm management for the sake of prosperity, a solution is found according to the law," he explained.

He also suggested related agencies such as the government, forestry, and the police to deploy a team to collect complete data and re-run the problem from the start.

West Sumatra Police Chief Inspector General Suharyono revealed that there are elements who control oil palm land that incidentally is located in a state-owned forest area.

This person is said to control land with varying areas ranging from 74 hectares, twenty hectares, to a minimum of seven hectares.

They are also suspected of being administrators who are composing and funding residents for demonstrations in Padang against the National Strategic Project (PSN) which was discussed by the government.

The legislation by the eight individuals was carried out because they were worried that the land they controlled would be taken over by the state if the National Strategic Project (PSN) was realized.

"It needs to be rerunuted how these people can control land up to tens of hectares, how is the transition process first, how is the permit, what is the agreement, and other things, is everything in accordance with the rules?", he explained.

After the complete data, he continued, his party encouraged the provincial and regional governments to issue concrete policies and actions that did not harm the community.

"Take concrete action for the welfare of the community but with a note that we do not crash and violate regulations and law, we from the Ministry of Law and Human Rights have a responsibility for legal and human rights issues," he explained.

Haris said that his party continues to monitor and oversee developments in the land issue in Air Bangis, West Pasaman, until now.