Strengthening Synergies To Fight Land Mafia, Minister Hadi Tjahjanto: Don't Mess, Perpetrators Will Be Arrested-Processed

Minister of ATR/BPN Hadi Tjahjanto. (Doc on Instagram Ministry of ATR/BPN)

JAKARTA - Minister of Agrarian and Spatial Planning (ATR)/Head of the National Land Agency (BPN) Hadi Tjahjanto said his institution continues to strengthen synergies with state ministries/agencies to eradicate the land mafia in Indonesia.

"Cooperation between the Ministry of ATR/BPN, the police, the prosecutor's office, the judiciary and local governments continues to be implemented and enhanced," he said during a discussion on the theme of public attitudes towards land and taxation reform programs online, reported by ANTARA, Thursday, October 6.

The coordination, he said, has yielded results by proving that many individuals involved in the land mafia have been arrested.

"Especially at the BPN Ministry, I have arrested and processed it. Meanwhile, the police have also arrested and processed other elements," he said.

In addition, Hadi added, there are still several cases that are prepared to be followed up, including land mafia in the areas of Semarang, Makassar, Jakarta, and Riau.

"If anyone dares, individuals in the ATR/BPN, I immediately fire them all, there is no tolerance," he emphasized.

The former TNI commander revealed that the land mafia collaborated with a number of elements including village heads, sub-district heads, notaries, BPN, police, prosecutors, and judges.

He emphasized that in particular, the BPN personnel had become his responsibility to solve the problem. In addition, the notary person has been reminded as a builder.

"I said don't mess with the land issue," he said.

Then, the individuals who played in the judiciary, said Hadi, had been coordinated with the attorney general to be eradicated.

"The synergy that we create is for the benefit of the people," he emphasized.

The Executive Director of Indonesian Political Indicators Burhanuddin Muhtadi said the latest survey results showed that the performance of the Minister of ATR/Head of BPN Hadi Tjahjanto received a positive response from the public.

According to him, Hadi Tjahjanto, who has just taken office, has resolved a number of land issues, including the decreasing number of inter-community land conflicts, fighting the practice of the land mafia, and the decreasing number of land grabbing actions by businessmen.