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        "id": 1731632,
        "msgid": "pt-btid-denies-bogus-mangrove-forest-land-swap-1778496838",
        "date": "2026-05-11 17:14:35",
        "title": "PT BTID Denies Bogus Mangrove Forest Land Swap",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK_BALI",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "PT Bali Turtle Island Development (BTID) has firmly denied allegations that its land swap involving mangrove forest areas was conducted illicitly, asserting during a hearing with the Bali DPRD that the process complied with all relevant regulations and involved verification from the Ministry of Forestry. Despite presenting supporting documents, the DPRD's Special Committee on Spatial Planning, Assets, and Permits remains unconvinced, citing the absence of company certificates and empty field sites as evidence of impropriety. The dispute highlights tensions between economic development in the Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone and concerns over social and environmental impacts.",
        "content": "<p>PT Bali Turtle Island Development (BTID) has denied that the land\nswap process for the mangrove forest area was conducted illicitly. The\ndenial was conveyed by PT BTID\u2019s Head of Legal, Yossy Sulistyorini,\nduring a Hearing with the Bali DPRD on Monday (11\/5\/2026). \u201cWe\nreiterate, as we have stated on several occasions including today, the\nforest area swap process we carried out was not bogus,\u201d said Yossy.\nYossy explained that the implementation of the land swap complied with\napplicable laws and regulations and met the requirements from the\nMinistry of Forestry. \u201cAnd we can prove it with various existing\ndocuments, including verifications and involvement of relevant agencies.\nSo it is clearly not bogus,\u201d she clarified. However, the Chairman of the\nDPRD Bali\u2019s Special Committee on Spatial Planning, Assets, and Permits\n(TRAP), I Made Suparta, insisted that the land swap was indeed bogus.\nAccording to him, during the hearing, PT BTID did not show any\ncertificate documents in the company\u2019s name to the council. \u201cThen we\nchecked the field and it turned out to be empty, bogus,\u201d he asserted.\nSuparta assessed that the discussion in the hearing had sufficiently\nexplained that the land swap process was indicated to be bogus. He asked\nPT BTID to stop defending it. \u201cLet\u2019s not delve deeper; this is all\nclear, we will recommend later the special committee will recommend,\u201d\nsaid the PDIP politician. The hearing lasted nearly four hours. In the\nmeeting, several other matters were also discussed, from the employment\nsystem at PT BTID to the involvement of the Serangan community in the\ndevelopment of the Kura Kura Bali Special Economic Zone. \u201cEconomy is\nimportant, but social issues are even more important, and environmental\nissues are even more important,\u201d Suparta emphasised.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/pt-btid-denies-bogus-mangrove-forest-land-swap-1778496838",
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