22 Years Of Dispute, KPK Encourages Handover Of 33 Assets From Regency Government To Sorong City Government

Coordination meeting regarding assets between the KPK and representatives of ATR/BPN and the Sorong District Attorney at the Sorong Mayor's Office, Friday, June 11, 2021. (Documentation: KPK Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has pushed for the handover of 33 assets from the Sorong Regency Government (Pemkab) to the Sorong City Government (Pemkot), West Papua. Moreover, this asset has been a dispute between the two regions for 22 years.

Head of the KPK Regional V Prevention Supervision Coordination Task Force Dian Patria said from data from the Sorong City Government there were 33 assets in the form of disputed land. Of these, these 6 land assets have a total area of 765 thousand square meters or 76.5 hectares.

"We are not looking for whose fault this is. We are looking for a concrete solution to this asset problem because a prolonged asset dispute has the potential to cause moral hazard," said Dian as quoted from her written statement, Saturday, June 12.

In addition to land, the 33 assets consist of the regent's office, guesthouses, offices, regional government mess, multi-purpose buildings, training buildings, hotels, housing, plantations, motor vehicle testing terminals, orphanages, fish seed centers, shrimp ponds, art studios, sports hall and several markets.

Dian also explained that there are land assets with management rights (HPL) covering an area of 600 thousand square meters or 60 hectares located in the Maladumes District. He said the assets had been handed over by the previous regent covering an area of 10 hectares.

Meanwhile, the remaining 50 hectares still need to be re-measured because 70 percent of the certificates have been issued in the name of the community.

Furthermore, from the local government report, there are currently many problems related to these 33 assets. Among them some land parcels have been handed over to other parties who are not entitled.

"A decree has been issued to hand over assets to individuals, former officials who are not entitled, some land has been sold to civil servants or former officials living in the location, until the certificate is controlled by other parties and so on," said Dian.

Thus, the KPK recommends several plans in this regard. First, a maximum of a month ahead, the mayor holds a meeting with the regent to discuss the issue of the expansion of assets, considering that so far this has never been done.

Second, for some assets that have been agreed upon in the meeting, the Sorong Regency Government has begun to prepare the SK for its handover. "Whether it's registered in the BMD or not, whether there's a certificate or not, the important thing is to hand it over to those who are entitled to it," he said.

"Don't hold it in, what are you doing? Administrative problems with ATR/BPN can run parallel. Is there any receipt of these assets? We'll check with Bapenda later. If not, it's even more terrifying, because it means the assets are not being used. maximally and there is omission," he added.