President Jokowi Distributes Thousands Of Land Certificates In Kupang, 21 August 2019

President Jokowi distributes land certificates in Kupang on August 21, 2019 (Twitter@kspgoid)

JAKARTA - Today, three years ago, August 21, 2019, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) distributed 2,709 community land certificates in three districts in Oelamasi, the capital of Kupang Regency.

The details distributed are the people of Kupang Regency with 2,209 certificates, Kupang City with 450 certificates, and South Central Timor Regency (TTS) with 50 certificates. President Jokowi asked the public to keep their certificates. This is because the problem of land conflicts stems from not having a certificate.

The handover of 2,709 community land certificates in three districts in East Island has been carried out. President Jokowi then ordered that the certificates given be protected immediately. He revealed that after the event the land certificate was immediately photocopied.

The original one is kept in a cupboard. The photocopies are stored in another cupboard. The goal is clear. If the original word is lost, then the community still has one to take care of at the National Land Agency office. President Jokowi guarantees that the bureaucracy in managing land certificates will be easy.

Indonesia's number one person emphasized that the certificate should not be damaged. After all, the certificate is proof of legal rights to the land owned. The certificate is to find out how much land is owned.

President Jokowi distributes land certificates in Kupang on August 21, 2019 (Twitter@kspgoid)

The presence of a certificate can bring a sense of security. A sense of security from the occurrence of various land disputes that often occur from Indonesia. According to President Jokowi, the conflict started when the people did not have certificates.

“Because every time I come to the province, throughout the country, enter the village, enter the village, what I often hear is what cry? Land conflicts, land conflicts, land disputes, land disputes. There are neighbors with neighbours, there are communities with companies, communities with governments.”

"Because of what? Because the community does not hold what is called proof of legal rights to land. If you hold it like this, it's good. Some people come claiming, "this is my land." “No, this is my land, here is the certificate. The name is here, the breadth is there, here it is. The village is here, "yes, there is no problem if you have this," said President Jokowi as quoted by the Cabinet Secretariat website.

Not only that. President Jokowi revealed that it would not be a problem if the certificate was then 'schooled' at the bank. Its origin is clear. If it's for business then no problem. The problem is when you enter the certificate into the bank, then the money is used for nothing.

To show off, especially. The narrative will actually make people fall back into the puddle of mistakes. When the community does not have the power to pay in installments, the land that is guaranteed will become the property of the bank. And don't let that happen.

“Don't borrow from the bank, it has a certificate, go to the bank. Well, if you get a loan of Rp. 30 million, it's nice to go home with Rp. 30 million. The next day, at night I was thinking, oh my, Rp. 30 million is a lot, the next day I immediately bought a motorcycle. Well, this started this, started the trouble, started the trouble. The loan money is used for the pleasure of buying a motorcycle. Yes, dashing, walking around the village, going around the village, wow, dashing a new motorcycle."

"Look, oh man, six months. His valor was only six months old. Starting from six months, you can't make installments to the bank, right? You can't pay in installments to the dealer, right? Already, the motor is withdrawn, the certificate is lost, be careful. So, I entrust it if anyone wants to borrow from the bank, comes to the bank, gets Rp. 30 million, uses the Rp. 30 million entirely for business, uses it all," concluded President Jokowi.