DPR Supports The Plan Of The Minister Of PKP To Turn Corruptor Confiscated Land Into People's Housing, Added Budget

Chairman Of Commission V DPR Lasarus/PHOTO: Nailin In Saroh-VOI

JAKARTA - Commission V of the DPR supports the plan of the Minister of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP), Maruarar Sirait, who wants to take advantage of the confiscated land belonging to corruptors into public housing.

Chairman of Commission V DPR Lasarus assessed that the construction of houses for the lower class was more useful than the land being left neglected.

"Just wait, please, the important thing is that the rules and regulations are met. We just agree that instead of not making the land, it's better to use it, it can produce cheap, affordable houses by the community, especially low-income people," said Lasarus, Tuesday, October 29.

The PDIP politician said that the transfer of land confiscated by corruptors into people's housing areas would encounter obstacles. This is because the land belongs to the state.

However, these obstacles will be resolved if the Police and the Prosecutor's Office as the authorities agree. Moreover, there is an order from the president.

"When it comes to technical problems, yes, because this is a state asset. (But) Of course, if all parties agree with the police, the prosecutor's office, especially if for example there is an order from the president so that it can be used, it can be done rather than being left neglected once I agree," said Lasarus.

Commission V of the DPR, he continued, would support the plan of the Minister of PKP. It also doesn't matter if Minister Ara asks for an additional budget to build lower class housing for the people.

"Nothing, we will agree as long as the government has a budget slot, we will agree, moreover, this is to close the dead lock for low-income people," he said.

Regarding land area, Lasarus was reluctant to comment. Because he said, Commission V of the DPR does not take care of land, let alone state assets.

"The land is not our authority, yes, it is not the authority of commission V, the land is waiting, please there is an ATR/BPN ministry that has the authority for that," said Lasarus.

"Then the State Assets of the Ministry of Finance, we only hope that later if this is implemented, all the rules and regulations related to it will be fulfilled," continued the West Kalimantan legislator.

Previously, PKP Minister Maruarar Sirait stated that he was ready to execute the implementation of the three million house program launched by President Prabowo Subianto.

The man who akrap called Ara assessed that three million houses were a continuation of the former President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) program which was aggressively accelerating land certification.

"If Mr. Jokowi yesterday distributed land certificates everywhere, I want Prabowo to distribute houses. There are many TNI/Polri, NCO, our teachers or ASN who do not have a house," said Ara.

Through the construction program of three million Prabowo's houses, the government through the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas will take advantage of the confiscated lands belonging to corruptors to be used as public housing.

"What to do, the lands confiscated by corruptors are returned to the people. But it is collateral, guarantee is land. And if the TNI/Polri and ASN employees have salary slips, we will give them 20-30 years. So, installments are not expensive," he said.