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Coalition urges Ombudsman to side with Pari Island residents
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Tourists enjoy the beach of Pari Island in Thousand Islands regency on May 29, 2015. (Tempo/Aditia Noviansyah)
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span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language:EN-US">The Save Pari Island Coalition has urged the Ombudsman to issue a recommendation saying that the North Jakarta Land Agency has committed maladministration in issuing 120 land certificates used by private enterprises PT Bumi Pari Indah to claim ownership over 90 percent of the island, which lies in Jakarta’s Thousand Islands regency.
The Ombudsman is set to report on its final investigation next Monday. The pressure group had reported the North Jakarta Land Agency for alleged maladministration in March last year.
“We hope the Ombudsman report will take the side of Pari Island residents,” Sulaiman, a member of the coalition, said on Friday.
Fatilda Hasibuan of the Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi), also a member of the coalition, said the land certification process in Pari Island was a legal defect.
“The certificates were issued without prior land measurement by the land agency, thus violating Article 14 of Government Regulation No. 24/1997 on land registration,” she said.
Fatilda also said the 120 land certificates were registered to people who were not residents of the island.
Tigor Hutapea of the People's Coalition for Fisheries Justice, said the coalition would pressure the National Land Agency (BPN) to review the land certificates or even file a civil lawsuit if the Ombudsman’s final report on Monday was unsatisfactory.
(customary land appointment) certificates, land and building tax (PBB) payment receipts and a document regarding the sale and purchase of land (AJB) as evidence of land ownership.girikLand disputes in Thousand Islands have occurred frequently, as most of the residents only hold
Pari Island residents also reported the case to Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan on Oct. 31 last year, but the latter has not provided a solution to the dispute. (ami)
