PKS asks for land regulation review

PKS asks for land regulation review

JAKARTA: The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) demanded on Friday
that the government revise a controversial presidential
regulation on land, warning of possible social upheaval.

Secretary of the party's faction at the House of
Representatives Mahfudz Siddiq said public opposition to the
regulation had been growing and House Commission II on domestic
affairs had supported the demand for a revision to the
regulation.

"The government should revise the regulation. Don't wait until
a social upheaval breaks out," Mahfudz said.

He suggested that the changes be focused on articles that were
open to interpretation and therefore were likely to be abused.
Some articles in the regulation also contradict the law on land,
Mahfudz said.

PKS faction has so far recorded 1,148 land disputes involving
people and state institutions or companies, some of which have
claimed lives. -- JP