Supporting The Land Mafia Impoverished, DPR: A Form Of Commitment Of The State To Defend The People

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JAKARTA - Member of Commission II of the DPR RI, Ahmad Irawan welcomed the Government's plan to impoverish the land mafia by being ensnared by the legal offense of Money Laundering (TPPU). According to him, this step is an effort to realize justice for all Indonesian people.

"Protecting the land rights of land mafia crimes is a form of protecting the constitutional rights of citizens," said Ahmad Irawan, Saturday, November 2.

Irawan explained that the constitutional rights are contained in Article 28 G paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution and Article 28 H paragraph (4) of the 1945 Constitution which reads, Article 28 G paragraph (1) "Everyone has the right to protect himself, his family, honor, dignity and property under his control, and has the right to security and protection from the threat of fear to do or not do something that is a human right".

Article 28 H paragraph (4), "Everyone who has the right to own their own property and property rights should not be arbitrarily taken over by anyone".

Therefore, Ahmad Irawan assessed that the spirit of the Government to impoverish the land mafia was a progressive step.

"So indeed the state has a constitutional obligation to protect the property of citizens," said the man who is familiarly called the man who is familiarly called Wawan.

As is known, in a joint working meeting with Commission II of the DPR a few days ago, the Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning/Head of the National Land Agency (ATR/BPN) Nusron Wahid stated that the Government plans to ensnare the land mafia with a TPPU offense. Efforts to eradicate the land mafia are considered important in order to have a big impact.

To support this step, the Government will coordinate intensively with law enforcers in Indonesia such as the Attorney General's Office (AGO), the National Police, to the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK).

"The DPR RI, especially Commission II, is very supportive, considering that many victims of crimes from the public do not have the strong ability to access justice. Especially when dealing with large corporations," said Wawan.

The Commission in the DPR in charge of land affairs also assessed that the threat of impoverishing perpetrators could be an effective step in eradicating the land mafia. Moreover, said Wawan, the land mafia network has a structured organization in carrying out its crimes.

"The land mafia also has the potential to harm the state. Not only from the value of the land, but also from the value of taxes that can be collected by the state," he said.

Wawan said the Government's efforts to eradicate the mafia now look serious. According to him, the steps taken by the Ministry of ATR/BPN are correct. He also believes that all these efforts will be successful if there is a strong commitment from the Government.

"So it is correct that ATR/BPN focus on taking action against this crime. That the follow-up and cleaning of land mafia practices depends on the government's political commitment. This step shows the state's commitment to defending the people," said Wawan.

The council member from the East Java V electoral district believes that the Minister of ATR/BPN Nusron Wahid has complete legal institutions to take action against the land mafia with money laundering offenses. Wawan also assessed that the legal snares against the land mafia at this time were still not commensurate from what they had done, namely only criminal threats above 4 years or more.

"I am sure that the Minister of ATR/BPN already has complete legal institutions to encourage prosecution of the land mafia. This includes encouraging efforts to disclose money laundering from the proceeds of criminal acts against property," he concluded.