The Urgency of Establishing A Special Judicial Chamber To Handle Land Mafia in Indonesia

Abstract

The land mafia, one of the major sources of land problems in Indonesia, has not resolved the problem due to its existence as a network involving land officials and law enforcers as well as the judiciary. Many cases related to land have not been resolved and many of them are in the judicial process, one of the causes is related to the queue of cases. This research aims to answer the handling of land cases that specifically involve or impact the existence of land mafia practices in the judiciary experiencing many obstacles. This research uses normative juridical research methods and is supported by simple empirical research. Then this research will be written descriptively. The results of this research show that Indonesia as a state of law certainly requires the role of the judiciary in dealing with land mafia cases, one of which, there must be a strong synergy from the Supreme Court, Attorney General, High Prosecutor, national police chief, Kapolda, DPR and DPRD and of course related executive agencies so that the land mafia can be eliminated. The plan to create a special court for the land mafia is currently receiving a pessimistic response from many circles because it is feared that it will remain an institution that will actually favor the land mafia. This is not without reason because so far, land-related cases resolved through the Administrative Court, Civil Court, or General Court have actually been perceived by some pessimistic circles to only be a sanctuary for the land mafia. This of course must also undermine efforts to advance the quality of justice, so there should immediately be a realization related to the establishment of a special court for the land mafia or at least it is very important to create a special room for land justice in existing judicial institutions in Indonesia, considering that if a separate direct court is created it can have many consequences ranging from budget provisions even to the management of the legal system which of course the connection between the land mafia is in the realm of other courts as well.