What Did Ahok Say About The Pancoran Clash Due To Disputes Over Residents' Land With Pertamina?

The Pancoran clash, Wednesday, March 17 evening (DOK. Via ERA.id)

JAKARTA - Clashes in Pancoran, South Jakarta, repeated. The root of the problem is the land dispute between residents and Pertamina.

"The main problem is between the residents and Pertamina. The others are defending each party. Those who defend each party should not take any action either way," said South Jakarta Police Chief Kombes Azis Andriansyah, Thursday, March 18.

According to Kombes Azis, each group supports the two main parties in the land dispute, namely Pertamina and the residents who clashed around Jalan Pancoran Buntu II on Wednesday, March 17 evening.

Even though currently the mediation process and the legal process are ongoing.

"The group that accompanies each of these parties then clashes. This is what we must prevent so that the main problem is not blurred, unbiased," said Azis.

What did Pertamina's Chief Commissioner Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) say? Ahok submitted an explanation of the land dispute case in Pancoran Buntu to the President Director.

"You can ask the President Director," said Ahok in response to VOI's confirmation, Thursday, March 18.

Meanwhile, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria opened his voice about the land dispute between Pertamina and residents which led to clashes on Jalan Pancoran Buntu II, Pancoran, South Jakarta.

Riza said that the land that was the object of the dispute was an area of land belonging to the state-owned company Pertamina. However, the land has been occupied by local residents for decades.

"Pertamina wants to use it, take advantage of it, but the people have lived there for decades," said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Thursday, March 18.

Riza asked everyone to respect the land ownership status of Pertamina. However, on the other hand, he wants to pay attention to the human aspect, namely the condition of the residents who have occupied the land for a long time.

Therefore, Riza said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government would mediate between residents and Pertamina. The plan is for residents to be moved to a place to live in another location.

"Let us find a joint solution so that Pertamina can close the place for the benefit of the community at large. And people who have lived there for years will get a new housing solution," he explained.