Limitation on
\nland ownership<\/p>\n
From Suara Karya<\/p>\n
By virtue of Decree No. 6\/1998 of June 26, 1998 issued by
\nState Minister for Agrarian Affairs\/Head of the National Land
\nAgency on the awarding of the right of proprietorship on land
\nused for housing purposes, one purchasing a plot of land is
\nrequired to sign a statement acknowledging that with this land
\npurchase one's right of proprietorship over the land for one's
\nown residence will cover not more than five plots of land,
\nmeasuring not more than 5,000 square meters.<\/p>\n
There are many unclear things in the statement, for example:
\n1. Are the number of land plots and the total area limited to
\nonly one city, regency, province or will they include the entire
\ncountry?
\n2. Is this stipulation only for housing purposes? What about the
\nstatus and conditions of the proprietorship of land used for
\nfisheries, rice cultivation, farming, industry, villas, etc?
\n3. What about land neglected over a certain period of time? What
\ncategory of use does such land belong to?
\n4. What are the status and conditions of land formerly designated
\nfor housing purposes but later converted into farmland and vice
\nversa?<\/p>\n
These need to be reviewed despite the willingness of land
\nowners to be prosecuted in court, under the prevailing law, in
\ncase they give false statements for an official application.<\/p>\n
The reality is that no one has ever been tried for violating
\nthe law while many land owners in the country have violated this
\nstipulation, as shown in reports submitted to the State
\nOfficials' Wealth Audit Commission (KPKPN).<\/p>\n
If this law proves ineffective because its consistent
\nenforcement will clash with the interests of incumbent or former
\nstate officials, it is better to have it annulled so that corrupt
\nofficials will heartily go on a land-parceling spree until the
\npeople can no longer bear it and take the law into their own
\nhands.<\/p>\n
Yet, if the government realizes the importance of the
\nenforcement of this agrarian law, it should immediately check the
\nsituation and put cases of land ownership in order. Thus, the
\ngreed for controlling plots of land and attempts to rescue
\ncorruption money can be minimized.<\/p>\n
So, KPKPN, what are you going to do then?<\/p>\n
WISDARMANTO GS<\/p>\n
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