German Citizens Become Ubud PARQ Suspects, Bali Police Chief Reminds Investors To Obey Regional Spatial Planning

Bali Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya/ANTARA

DENPASAR - Police Chief Inspector General Daniel Adityajaya reminded investors investing in Bali to comply with regional spatial planning regulated in each region in Bali.

This was emphasized by Daniel in the aftermath of the alleged criminal act of conversion of protected agricultural land and rice fields in the form of the construction of a villa, spa and livestock building in Parq Ubud, Bali.

"Investment in Bali or Indonesia, I think we welcome it for progress. However, there are provisions that must be followed," he said, Friday, January 24.

The Kapolda reminded that the construction of massive villas in various regions in Bali adheres to the rules and does not interfere with Balinese ecosystems and living spaces.

Inspector General Daniel made the Parq Ubud case a lesson for investors to obey the existing rules.

In the case of Parq Ubud, the Director of PT. Parq Ubud Partners with the initials AF (53) carried out the construction of a villa, spa center and animal farm on protected rice fields and sustainable agricultural food land (LP2B) which is included in the food crop sub zone without being equipped with permits.

"The land cannot be built in one building. What villa development and so on should not be able to do is build a building so that this will disrupt the ecosystem," he said.

Inspector General Daniel does not deny that tourism in Bali has strategic value for the progress and driving of the community's economy. However, tourism accommodation development does not have to damage the ecosystem of people's living spaces

"When we build it, it will have an impact on the ecosystem, for example, then there will be floods and landslides," he said.

The Kapolda emphasized that this warning was to realize quality Balinese tourism, not to scare investors.

"There is no target, but if it leads to legal issues, of course we cannot remain silent. We will carry out investigative steps such as those carried out against Parq Ubud," he said in response to reporters' questions regarding business targets that need to be monitored by the police in the Bali area.