The Former Head Of Cikupa Village Became A Suspect For Extortion Of The PTSL Program Worth Rp. 2 Billion

Tangerang Police titled the PTSL program extortion case/ Photo: Doc. Tangerang Police/ Banten Police

BANTEN - AM, the former Head of Cikupa Village, Tangerang Regency, is a suspect on suspicion of illegal levies (Pungli) for the Complete Systematic Land Registration Program (PTSL). Tangerang Police Chief Kombes Pol Raden Romdhon Natakusuma said the results of extortion carried out by AM reached Rp. 2 billion.

"Suspect AM was arrested for the alleged extortion case of PTSL with a loss of approximately Rp. 2 billion," said Police Commissioner Raden Romdhon Natakusuma in a written statement, Thursday, December 8.

Romdhon explained, apart from AM, officers also arrested SH, former Cikupa Village Secretary, MI, former Head of Cikupa Village Planning Affairs, and MSE, former Head of Cikupa Village Finance Affairs. The three of them took office when AM was still the Head of Cikupa Village.

"In 2020 and 2021, the National Land Agency (BPN) of Tangerang Regency allocated 1,319 fields for PTSL in Cikupa Village," he said.

The allocation of PTSL was followed up by the village by holding a meeting in March 2021. At the meeting, the PTSL tariff was determined, namely for an area of 50 meters with complete documents charged a fee of Rp. 500 thousand.

For land area of more than 50 meters with incomplete letter, a fee of Rp. 1 million is charged, while for land area above 100 meters with incomplete letter it is charged Rp. 1.5 million.

"Furthermore, suspect AM ordered the heads of RT and the heads of RW and Jaro to collect files and costs to the community," said Romdhon.

The money from the PTSL levy was then collected at the Cikupa Village Finance Head at that time, namely the MSE suspect in early March 2021. At that time, the money collected reached Rp. 619,100,000.

"The money was then divided among AM Village Heads, SH Village Secretary, MI Planning Head, and MSE Finance Head," he explained.

Romdhon said, based on witness testimony, in 2021 in Cikupa Village, the Village Head Election was carried out. Suspect AM again ran for village head. Allegedly, the money collected by PTSL was used for the purposes of the Pilkades.

"Based on the results of the investigation, Cikupa Village has implemented the PTSL program not in accordance with the SKB 3 Ministerial Decree No. 25/SKB/V/2017, Number: 590-316A 2017, Number 34 of 2017 concerning Financing the preparation for Systematic Land registration, for the Java region Bali in accordance with the rules is subject to a fee of IDR 150,000," explained Romdhon.

The alleged fraud then made the Tangerang Police team move.

"We then secured the suspects for further legal proceedings," he said.

The suspects were charged with Article 12 letter e of Law Number 31 of 1999 as amended into Law Number 20 of 2001 concerning Eradication of Corruption in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) of the Criminal Code with the threat of life imprisonment or imprisonment for a minimum of 4 years and a maximum of 20 years.