Indonesian Police Issue 32 Reports on Agrarian Conflict Cases in Past Year

The Indonesian National Police's Criminal Investigation Unit (Bareskrim Polri) has reported the issuance of 32 police reports related to agrarian conflict cases during the 2025-2026 period. This information was disclosed by the Head of Bareskrim Polri, Commissioner General Pol Syahardiantono, during a meeting with Commission III of the House of Representatives.

Syahardiantono stated that these figures are based on data from the Agrarian Reform Consortium (KPA), which recorded 147 alleged criminalization cases in the agrarian sector. Of the 32 reports filed, five were community complaints. The cases are spread across 12 provinces.

According to KPA data referenced by Syahardiantono, 118 cases were related to plantations, 21 to mining, and 8 to forestry. Of the 32 official police reports, 12 are currently in the investigation stage, 14 have moved to the inquiry stage, three are in stages 1 and 2 of the legal process, and eight cases have been resolved through restorative justice mechanisms.

Bareskrim Polri has dispatched supervisory teams to oversee the handling of these cases in the 12 provincial police offices. Syahardiantono emphasized that instructions to regional police and resort police are clear: land dispute cases must be handled humanely, carefully, and based on the principles of justice and fairness.

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Our instructions to the provincial and resort police ranks are very clear: the handling of land disputes must be done humanely, carefully, and based on the principles of humanitarian justice.