Politics · Indonesia · 12 hrs ago
Indonesia's Ombudsman to Share Land Dispute Complaints With BRAN
Indonesia’s Ombudsman plans to share land dispute complaint data with BRAN, the National Agrarian Reform Agency.
The plan was discussed at an online meeting on agrarian reform and land administration.
The Ombudsman said reform should provide legal certainty, reduce inequality and improve people’s welfare.
The agency’s relationship with the land ministry and agency, ATR/BPN, needs to be clear so complaints reach the right body.
The Agrarian Reform Consortium cited 1,296 land conflicts over five years, affecting about 4.18 million hectares, but said the figures need checking before they are treated as official statistics.
Government and civil society participants also raised questions about mediation, land certificate cancellations and the agency’s authority.
BRAN said the discussion would help strengthen its readiness, with coordinated data and clear responsibilities needed to resolve disputes and secure land rights.
Indonesia’s Ombudsman said it would share public complaints data on agrarian conflicts with the National Agrarian Reform Agency, or BRAN.
Ombudsman Chair Nuzran Joher said the data and the agency’s experience handling complaints could inform BRAN.
The announcement came during an online discussion on how agrarian reform rules affect land administration.
The Ombudsman said clear responsibilities between BRAN and the land ministry were needed to direct complaints properly.
A speakers’ coalition cited 1,296 agrarian conflicts over the past five years, but said the figures needed further verification.
- Who
- Indonesia’s Ombudsman and the National Agrarian Reform Agency (BRAN).
- What
- The Ombudsman said it would share complaint data and experience on agrarian conflicts with BRAN.
- When
- The announcement was reported on October 23, 2026.
- Where
- During an online discussion; the article’s dateline is Jakarta.
- Why
- The Ombudsman hopes agrarian reform will provide legal certainty, reduce inequality and improve public welfare.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The Agrarian Reform Consortium recorded 1,296 agrarian conflicts, covering about 4.18 million hectares.
Ombudsman Chair Nuzran Joher said at an online discussion that the Ombudsman would share complaint data with BRAN.
- Agency
- National Agrarian Reform Agency (BRAN)
- Conflicts recorded
- 1,296 over the past five years
- Conflict area
- About 4.18 million hectares
- Priority conflict area mapped
- About 1.76 million hectares
- Priority reform locations recommended
- 865 locations
What people are saying
We hope agrarian reform will provide legal certainty, reduce inequality, and improve public welfare. We are also open to making data and experience handling complaints available as input for BRAN.
Clarity about BRAN’s working relationship with ATR/BPN is important so public complaints can be directed appropriately and are not held up by unclear responsibilities.
The success of agrarian reform cannot be measured only by the number of land parcels recorded or distributed, but also by certainty of rights, progress in resolving conflicts, and benefits felt by the people.
Agrarian problems require integrated data, a clear division of responsibilities, and handling mechanisms that can connect the needs of government administration with the real problems faced by the people.