Land Agricultural Village Assets Sold, West Lombok BPN Officials Become Suspects

West Lombok BPN official with the initials BMF (rompilap) is a suspect in a case of alleged corruption in the sale of village assets in the form of agricultural land in Labuapi District, Friday, September 26, 2025. ANTARA

The Mataram District Attorney (Kejari) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) has named an official of the West Lombok National Land Agency (BPN) with the initials BMF as one of the suspects in the alleged sale of village assets in the form of agricultural land in 2018-2020 in Labuapi District.

Head of the Mataram Kejari Intelligence Section Harun Al Rasyid in Mataram, Friday, said that the second suspect in the case was the Village Head of Bagik Polak with the initials AAP.

"Against the two, as of today we have entrusted the detention of the first 20 days. AAP in Class II A Prison in West Lombok and BMF in the Class III Women's Prison in Mataram," he said, confiscated by Antara.

Harun emphasized that the determination of this suspect was the result of a case title that had found at least two pieces of evidence that led to acts of corruption.

The prosecutor applied Article 2 paragraph (1) and/or Article 3 of Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning amendments to Law Number 31 of 2009 concerning the Eradication of Criminal Acts of Corruption.

He explained that in 2018, suspect AAP submitted a certificate application to the West Lombok BPN covering an area of 3,757 square meters. The land is located in Subak Karang Bucu, Bagik Polak Village, Labuapi District.

"It is an asset belonging to the West Lombok Regency Government which was previously a chess land," he said.

From this application, the BPN received a request for a request for a certificate made submitted by AAP which is the Head of the Bagik Polak Village. Issued Ownership Certificate (SHM) Number 02669 on behalf of suspect AAP.