InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Since the issuance of the Presidential Regulation, the PKH Task Force has verified 620,500.38 hectares of land. Approximately 399,110.83 hectares are still undergoing verification. Initial results from this process indicate a momentum for asset recovery for the state. A total of 221,868 hectares has been handed over to PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara in Phase I, and in Phase II, 216,997.75 hectares have been returned.
Ardito mentioned that in the recap of Phase II, there are 75,925.29 hectares of land that will revert to the state. Of this amount, around 28,925.29 hectares come from 17 palm oil companies spread across five districts in Kalimantan, while the remaining 47,000 hectares are from PT Tor Ganda in North Sumatra.
However, the story does not end here. The PKH Task Force is now preparing the Phase II Target Plan, aiming to reclaim 1,045,884.26 hectares of palm oil land owned by 465 companies across 14 provinces. This will be a significant and complex task, considering not all companies have clear legal records.
This effort is not merely administrative work; it is a state endeavor to reclaim sovereignty over its living space. Amid economic interests and pressures from the palm oil industry, the government's steps to maintain forest governance within legal and sustainable corridors are not easy—but necessary.
“The important thing moving forward is that everything is transparent. More importantly, the community should not become victims in this process,” said Ardito Muwardi, Coordinator I of the Attorney General's Office for Special Crimes. (T2)
