PSN Status Becomes A Shield For Small People's Eviction

Photo Illustration By Andry Winarko VOI

JAKARTA - The determination of PT Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD) and Pantai Indah Kapuk 2 (PIK 2) belonging to the Sinarmas Group and the Agung Sedayu Group, to become a national Strategic Project (PSN) is constantly in the media spotlight. For developers, the status issuance will facilitate and accelerate their activities. But not for residents, especially those with land disputes.

You can imagine that the position of residents who are in dispute is certainly increasingly difficult to obtain justice. Likewise for residents who are negotiating land prices. With that status, the developer will find it easier to get land.

Meanwhile, residents are increasingly cornered and unprotected by that status. In fact, currently there are many disputes between residents and developers in land problems. From the data collected by VOI, there are several land disputes both with BSD and PIK 2 that are still ongoing today.

BSD, for example, has a dispute with Swiss German University (SGU). SGU Communications Director Christie Kanter said this case started with renting land in the 10 hectares of the Edutown block. As a result of BSD's actions that closed the campus of 1,250 students became victims.

According to SGU Christie Kanter's Communications Director, initially they were offered 10 hectares of land for the campus, according to the initial building agreement to be built by BSD, but there was no continuation, so his party refused to pay.

Meanwhile, according to PT BSD's attorney, Reno Hajar, the status of SGU is borrowing by land and buildings. But since 2011 they did not have good intentions to pay, so they closed it, by installing a sign. Which resulted in 1,250 students being disrupted in the learning process. "Because they don't want to pay according to the lease agreement, we want to end the agreement". said Reno The second case is a BSD dispute with a resident of Jatake village named Romlah binti Patma. The land dispute intended for the Serpong-Balaraja toll road was hampered because there was a claim from Romlah's side. They feel that they have never sold 5,240 meters of land in Jatake Village, Pagedangan, consisting of 4 buildings and 1 stall. They refused to move because they felt they had not been paid. As a result of the refusal, the process of land acquisition by BSD for access to to toll roads along 40 hectares was stopped because of the existence of the case

Third, there are 15 heirs of PPJB holders and hundreds of heirs asking the Tangerang District Court (PN) Panel of Judges to immediately decide cases 604 and 605 whose cases have been floating for years. Land disputes are now magnificent buildings such as the BCA building, Mall, and the Grand Witch apartment built by a giant developer, PT Bumi Serpong Damai (BSD).

Their attorney, Firdaus Tarigan, said that the control of the heirs' land by the developer was suspected to be illegal. Because the Head of BPN Tangerang in the trial stated that the land belonged to the residents.

Residents' Resonances

Like BSD, Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) 2 is also marked by many land dispute cases. PIK 2 developed by PT AGUNG SEDAYU GROUP which began its way at a number of points has a number of disputes and protests from the public.

Lemo Village, Teluknaga, Tangerang, Banten became one of the villages that was affected by the high wall which became the barrier with PIK 2 area. With the barrier wall, it indirectly blocked their road area. Not only that, another impact, the silting of residents from ponds is damaged and often flooded if high tides.

"Before there were walls and buildings, the high tide quickly stepped on it. Now it can be two or three days before it recedes," said Supriyanto, a resident of Lemo Village, Teluk Naga, Tangerang, to VOI, Monday, August 5.

One resident in Lemo Village, another, Rosidah said that she and her husband were fish collectors in the pond, which is currently PIK 2. This woman said that currently their income only relies on selling from fried food at the end of Jalan Pipa. After the first attempt to open a basic food shop, they had to close due to the PIK 2 barrier wall.

"You can imagine, mas, how much is the result of selling fried foods in a day. No more than Rp600 thousand. That much money includes the same capital," said Rosida slowly.

Based on VOI's monitoring, part of Jalan Pipa was damaged, causing a bumpy road. There are several flyovers that are visible and their direction is towards PIK 2. Because the road is damaged, it looks deserted, there are only a few motorbikes that occasionally pass Jalan Pipa.

Land Dispute And Life

One of the people who was keen to criticize PIK 2 as PSN was the former Secretary of the Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), Muhammad Said Didu. He, who claimed to own land in the area, could not understand this determination. This is because the status was used by the pretext of displacing people's land from its main source of living. Surprisingly, the evictions always stick to the office of the authorities and even labeled evictions supported by APDESI.

They also accused the developer of turning off the livelihoods of rice farmers and ponds. Residents also complained that the price of the land was too low, while they were selling lots very high. They also accuse their owners of hoarding unpaid land. There are also actions to block the flow of the river so that water cannot flow into the fields. The action is suspected as a way for them (red) to be forced to sell their assets to developers.

Meanwhile, Agung Sedayu Group's legal advisor, Haris Azhar, denied that he had bought residents' land at low prices. General prices with an open mechanism. "Above the Tax Object Selling Value (NJOP)," he said. Even the company still lends land that has been purchased but has not been used.

There are also complaints, about eight villages in Lemo Village, Teluknaga District, Tangerang Regency. Some of Lemo Villages have entered the PIK 2 development area. Currently, most of the construction of residential areas and PIK 2 businesses have penetrated the village of 7,528 people.

The head of Lemo Village, Satria, confirmed that some villages in the village have always been flooded and are now under siege by developments since the Pantai Indah Kosambi (PIK 2) area was created. Finally, as many as 235 families were forced to accept relocation to PIK 2 development land.

PIK 2, also faced the lawsuit of the heirs of an 8.7 hectare land in Lemo Village, Teluknaga District, Tangerang Regency on behalf of Charlie Chandra. Charlie reported the alleged land acquisition to the Minister of Agriculture and Spatial Planning/National Land Agency (ATR/BPN), Marshal (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto. According to him, the land owned by his parents, Sumita Chandra, has been unilaterally controlled by PIK 2 developers.

The dispute was in dispute because PT Mandiri Bangun Makmur (MBM) then reported to the police the alleged forgery, until Charlie was named a suspect, had a DPO and was recaptured by the Banten Police. Finally, the dispute was reconciled by Alvin Liem's attorney.

The attorney for PT Mandiri Bangun Makmur (MBM) is a subsidiary of PT. Agung Sedayu, Aulia Fahmi admitted that her company had purchased the land. The land was purchased directly from the heirs of The Pit Nio, who was the first owner of the land.

There was also a dispute over land ownership involving Ahmad Ghozali against Tonny Permana on a land area of 4,168 square meters which is currently included in the PIK 2 area. The case is still in the North Jakarta District Court trial.

The determination of 2 private projects labeled by PSN resulted in the provision of land both BSD and PIK2 being subject to land acquisition transactions, which were in nature to an agreement between land owners and developers. Determination of this status, as if legitimizing their actions. as if with that status everything can be announced.

Under the pretext of PSN, procurement is considered for the public interest, the debtor can unilaterally determine land, determine prices and entrust compensation money to court.

When entrusted, it is possible that the land mafia will enter to seize the rights of land owners in the mode of making a lawsuit in court. Likewise, the land in the form of HPL (Land Management Rights), bihap developers are easier to get. The determination of this PSN will legitimize the process of confiscation of people's land, finally the small people who become victims of the developers.