The police and prosecutors have yet to target the officials who issued building use permits and maritime ownership rights in Tangerang. A planned crime.

Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning Minister Nusron Wahid explains the polemic surrounding the sea barriers and the land certificates for the north coastal areas in the Tangerang Regency.

Cartoon: Yuyun Nurrachman

The sea barrier in the waters of Tangerang shows demarcation of territory ownership. The barrier signifies not only value deserving to be protected but also human ambition to have control over territory.

The Tangerang sea barrier intersects the Pantai Indah Kapuk development area. The weakness of the government at the beck and call of tycoons.

The House of Representatives awaits a signal from President Prabowo Subianto to address issues at Pantai Indah Kapuk. There is a request a request not to disrupt the national strategic project area.

Fishermen along the northern coast of Tangerang are on the verge of losing their livelihood as a sea barrier is erected. On land, residents are forced to sell their land.

A 30-kilometer-long bamboo sea barrier along the northern coast of Tangerang is suspected to be a marker for claiming land over the sea. Those seeking to control the area reportedly used forged documents, lawyers, and consultants to secure certificates from the National Land Agency.