Until the latest
2012, a number of land conflicts are getting and it has apparently not got the
government’s attentions of Indonesia Indonesia
This sort of
conflict between the local residents, the stakeholders, and consensual
agreement is creating insecure circumstances in Rawa Tripa, one of suburbs in
Aceh. The countryside is now in rapid descent caused by the fast growing palm
plantations in Nagan Raya and . The area is being managed by the stakeholders
of the plantations
The residents of the
7 villages disapprove of the palm plantations that they doubt as illegitimate
sabotage on their land. This conflict has been ongoing since 1990 until
date.
The let-up that
continuously happens has caused destructions in Rawa Tripa and extinction of
conserved animals such as Sumatera Orangutan (Pongo Abelii), Sumatera Tiger
(Panthera Tigris Sumantraensis), Bear (Helarctos Malayanus), Swamp Crocodile
(Crocodylus Porosus), Python (Sanca), Wau-Wau and Kedih.
The same conflict
has also taken place around Sungai Mencirim, Kutalimbaru sub-district, North Sumatera . At times it provokes the local residents
and the private company, PT. Perkebunan Nusantara II. When the conflict took
place both sides brought and set a truck on fire. The last conflict occurred in
May, 5 burned truck incidents and 17 injured.
This conflict in
Kutalimbaru has been ongoing since 1980’s. As a matter of fact, Susilo bambang
Yudhoyono declared the land tenure that the land should be taken over by the
local residents. But the responsible department has still not shown any
significant action.
The worst conflict
took place in Mesuji, South Sumatera . The
incident cost lives. However, this conflict remains ongoing.
30 people died in
the tragedy of Mesuji since 1999. The conflict between the local residents and
the stakeholders apparently shows that the government might have to hand over
the 10.500 Hectare land on 45th section to the residents of Lampung because it
is land of legacy.
The 3 companies
located on the 45th section are PT. Silva Inhitani that is located on the 45th
section, Mesuji-Lampung district, PT. Barat Selatan Makmur Investindo in Desa
Sri Tanjung, Lamoung and PT. Sumber Wangi Alam in Desa Sodong, Mesuji, Ogan
Komering Ilir.
If this conflict is
not solved, there will more people that die in vain. The responsible department
should pay more attention to such conflict. Based on the track record of
North Sumatera Police Department there
have been 2.833 conflicts in North Sumatera
from 2005 – 2011.
The government
should not just sit back and watch the conflict. The responsible department
should find back up plans at once to settle this kind of conflict that might
take place at any time.
If the government
keeps coming up with the let-up, this conflict could be a time bomb that
explodes at anytime. And it will turn out to be political and social chaos in
place. The president should direct all related sectors to settle it.
With the increase of
land conflicts, it unexpectedly appears to be human right ignorance. If the
government is not following it up, then the nation is guilty for human.
The author is a graduate of
State University of Medan
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