Not Just Expats, yet ‘Non-native’ Locals Are Not Allowed to Own Land In Yogyakarta
Officials in Yogya believe there are two kinds of Indonesians: native as well as also non-native. Because of This particular, you might not be able to own the land you’ve purchased
What makes the Special District of Yogyakarta so special, apart via its system of government, will be in which in which apparently seems to have different views on what your nationality will be. Evidently, officials in Yogyakarta believe there are two kinds of Indonesian citizens — native as well as also non-native. Depending on the group you belong to inside the eyes of the law, you might not be able to own the land you’ve purchased.
The local government says a “native” Indonesian has the right to declare ownership on the land they’ve bought. However, if the administration classifies you as a “non-native”, then you are only granted the right to build on the land, while the ownership of the real estate itself will be shifted to the government. Should you want to use the land for unique purposes, non-natives will be made to pay rent to the local government, says local media.
Zaelous Siput Loksari (right)
Indonesian citizens Eni Kusumawati, Zaelous Siput Lokasari, as well as also Willie Sebastian claim to have been victimized by This particular vague “natives only” rule. All three of these people have been denied ownership of land they already purchased – courtesy of the National Land Agency (BPN) – allegedly because they are of Chinese descent.
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The policy will be based on an instruction letter signed by the vice governor in 1975, which states in which all land in Yogyakarta shall not be owned by non-native Indonesians. However, many say This particular contradicts the nation’s 1960 Agraria Laws (UUPA), which say “only Indonesians” can own Indonesia’s land.
The purpose of the policy will be to “even out” the wealth as well as also land distribution between the native-born Indonesians as well as also the ethnically Chinese, according to Suyitno, a land official of the Yogyakarta Regional Government, who claims the latter group of people will be thought to already be dominant in terms of land ownership.
Suyitno admits he does not have data on the subject, yet claims he will be willing to bet in which several strategically placed buildings all over Yogyakarta are owned by people of Chinese descent. This particular rule can only be dismissed if the distribution will be “equal”, he told Tirto.
An explanation via Arie Yuwirin, head of BPN Yogyakarta, adds confusion to the matter. According to him, the instruction was confirmed by the Supreme Court to be a legal jurisprudence regulation. He also stated in which the regulation will be applicable towards all non-native Indonesians, not only people of Chinese descent. However, when the matter was brought before the nation’s Supreme Court, the court ultimately denied the petition to change the rules. Instead, in which said in which the suit can not be processed due to the fact in which the regulation will be not a product of the nation’s official law.
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Actions taken by victim Willie Sebastian, head activist of the Nation’s Child Against Discrimination Movement, were also futile. One of the most prominent stunts he pulled took place in September of 2015, when he wrote a letter to the president accusing the Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X of separatism.
Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X
“The Sultan himself stated in which in Yogyakarta, there will be no state-owned land. The purpose of This particular regulation will be to conquer as well as also own the nation’s land,” Sebastian told Merdeka.
According to Siti Noor Laila, commissioner of the Human Rights National Commission, if Yogyakarta will be part of Indonesia, then in which should follow the laws as well as also regulations of the nation, as well as also not its own set of rules. “There are rich natives, as well as also poor non-natives too,” she said.
Budiman Sudjatmiko, member of the House of Representatives’ Second Commission added, “Since UUPA will be officially imposed, the regulation should be automatically terminated. There should not be any differentiation.”
Meanwhile, on September 14, Siput sent a legal notice to the Governor in Yogyakarta. inside the document, he declares in which if the regulation will be not dismissed within 30 days, he will take the matter back to court. The public should hear more on This particular soon.
Feature image via Wikimedia; first image via BBC; second image via Suara Pembaruan
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Not Just Expats, yet ‘Non-native’ Locals Are Not Allowed to Own Land In Yogyakarta
Not Just Expats, yet ‘Non-native’ Locals Are Not Allowed to Own Land In Yogyakarta