Palembang, KOTABARI.COM – The Palembang District Court held another hearing on the corruption case involving the issuance of certificates for the Complete Systematic Land Registration (PTSL) Program. The session, led by Chief Judge Masriati and Prosecutor Syaran Jafizhan from the Palembang District Attorney’s Office, focused on examining witnesses.
Seven witnesses testified during the trial, including six individuals who admitted to purchasing land at low prices from the defendant, Hasnaifah. The six buyers were Muhammad Ardiansyah (36), Kemas Budiman Angga (36), Egi Hidayat (30), Wahid Nur Kholid (23), Abdul Hamid (37), and Adi Putra Parlindungan (32). Another witness, Doni Prakastiwi (28), testified that he was offered the land but decided not to buy it.
Cheap Land Offers in the PTSL Program
During the session, Abdul Hamid, an honorary staff member at the Palembang Land Office, revealed that Hasnaifah had offered land at extremely low prices, around IDR 10,000 per square meter. Hamid himself purchased a 600-square-meter plot for IDR 6 million, with supporting documents provided by the defendant to gain his trust.
“I was in charge of physical land measurements. In 2019, there were 250 applicants for the PTSL program in Karya Jaya Subdistrict, about 50 of which were linked to Hasnaifah,” Hamid testified.
Another buyer, Kemas Budiman Angga, also an employee at the Land Office, described purchasing similar land conditions. He said the land was covered in grass and waterlogged, but the transaction was finalized before a notary, which reassured him.
“I trusted it because there were documents, and I also visited the land location,” Kemas explained.
Indictment Under Corruption Laws
The prosecution accused Hasnaifah and her co-defendant Kartila of misusing documents in the PTSL program for personal gain. They have been charged under Articles 5 and 13 of the Republic of Indonesia Law No. 20 of 2001 concerning Amendments to Law No. 31 of 1999 on the Eradication of Corruption Crimes, in conjunction with Article 55 paragraph (1) point 1 of the Criminal Code.
The trial will continue next week with further examination of witnesses and the defendants. This case has drawn public attention, highlighting vulnerabilities in the implementation of the PTSL program, which is intended to streamline the certification process for landowners.