The Murok Jerami Namang Tradition Is Now Recorded At The Directorate General Of KI

Illustration, Jerami Murok ceremony in Namang Village, Central Bangka Regency. (Between)

Head of the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province Harun Sulianto stated that the traditional ceremony "Murok Jerami" of Namang Village, Central Bangka Regency, had been registered at the Directorate General of Intellectual Property.

"The Jerami Murok tradition has been documented and archived in the Indonesian National Data Center for Communal Intellectual Property (KIK)," said Harun Sulianto, quoted by Antara, Sunday.

He appreciates and is grateful for the initiative of the Central Bangka Regency Government which has proposed the Jerami Murok as a Traditional Cultural Expression, so that there is legal protection and adds economic value to the region and becomes a potential tourist attraction.

"We hope that all local governments in Babel register all their Communal Intellectual Property, both expressions of traditional culture, traditional knowledge, geographical indications, and genetic resources owned by each of these areas," he said.

Head of the Division of Legal and Human Rights Services at the Regional Office of the Ministry of Law and Human Rights, Babel Eva Gantini, said that the Inventory Registration Letter for the Traditional Cultural Expressions of Jerami, was in accordance with Article 38 of Law Number 28 of 2014 concerning Copyright.

"The custodial of the Jerami Murok is the Namang Village Government, while the Type of Traditional Cultural Expression (EBT) is a Customary Ceremony," he said.

According to him, the classification is open, sacred and adhered to firmly. Meanwhile, the area or location is in Central Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands. The reporter from EBT is Zainal, with the registration number EBT19202300038.

Jerami Murok is a traditional ceremony related to rice harvest involving the indigenous people of the Urang Namang Tribe, an expression of community gratitude to the creator for the abundance of rice harvest. The harvest from these crops is also processed again for soil fertility.

"Until now, only one Communal Intellectual Property from Central Bangka has been recorded. But in the previous year, Central Bangka Regency has registered Intellectual Property in the form of 20 Brands and 25 Industrial Designs," he said.