Piil Pesenggiri As a Peace Culture: a Local Wisdom-Based Resolution Toward Land Conflicts in Mesuji, Lampung
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Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan Vol. 26 No.1 (2018) pp 95-114 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21580/ws.26.1.2103 PIIL PESENGGIRI AS A PEACE CULTURE: A LOCAL WISDOM-BASED RESOLUTION TOWARD LAND CONFLICTS IN MESUJI, LAMPUNG BUYUNG SYUKRON1 RUSMADI2 1Institut Agama Islam Negeri Metro Lampung 2Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang Abstract The presence of big companies holding the certificate of cultiva- tion right on lands or hak guna usaha in Mesuji, Lampung has triggered numerous land conflicts. Various efforts have been made, but in fact, they have not been able to resolve the conflicts. A new approach in resolving the conflicts is, thus, needed. This article, us- ing descriptive-qualitative research method, tries to present a new model of resolution of land conflicts in Mesuji, Lampung Province, based on local wisdom called piil pesenggiri, the philosophical val- ues of Lampung people. Piil pesenggiri itself is a sense of self-es- teem; it is principles the Lampung people must follow in order to live in dignity. The article argues that the values contained in piil pesenggiri can be used to resolve the land conflicts in Mesuji since they have been inherent in the life of Lampung society. The values are such as juluk adek (principles of success), nemuin yimah (prin- ciples of respect), nengah nyappur (principles of equality), and sakai sambayan (principles of cooperation). All those values are a manifestation of peace culture that can be used as a medium of conflict resolution. Corresponding author; email: [email protected], 2rusmadi@walisongo. ac.id ISSN 0852-7172 (p) 2461-064X (e) © 2018 Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan http://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/walisongo 95 BUYUNG SYUKRON AND RUSMADI Kehadiran perusahaan besar dengan sertifikat hak guna us- aha di Kabupaten Mesuji, Lampung telah memicu timbuln- ya konflik lahan. Berbagai upaya penyelesaian konflik telah banyak dilakukan, akan tetapi belum mampu menyelesaikan konflik. Diperlukan upaya lain yang mampu menawarkan cara dan pendekatan baru di dalam penyelesaian konflik. Dengan menggunakan metode penelitian deksriptif-kuali- tatif, artikel ini menyajikan model resolusi konflik lahan di Kabupaten Mesuji Provinsi Lampung berbasis kearifan local piil pesenggiri yang merupakan falsafah hidup masyarakat Lampung. Piil pesenggiri memiliki arti harga diri, atau prin- sip-prinsip yang harus dianut agar seorang itu memiliki har- ga diri. Hasil penelitian menemukan bahwa nilai-nilai yang terdapat pada piil pesenggiri dapat dijadikan model resolusi konflik karena nilai-nilai tersebut telah melekat dalam ke- hidupan masyarakat dan menjadi cara hidup masyarakat Lampung. Nilai-nilai yang terdapat pada piil pesenggiri mis- alnya juluk adek (prinsip keberhasilan), nemui nyimah (prin- sip penghargaan, saling menghargai), nengah nyappur (prin- sip kesetaraan), dan sakai sambayan (prinsip kerjasama). Semua nilai-nilai dalam piil pesenggiri merupakan budaya damaiyang dapat dijadikan sebagai media resolusi konflik. Keywords: conflict resolution; land conflicts; local wisdom; peace culture; piil pesenggiri. Introduction Lampung Province is one area prone to conflicts. Numerous conflicts have occurred in the province, such as conflict among villagers and conflict that involves corporation as the holder of certificate of cultivation right on lands or Hak Guna Usaha (HGU). Many perspectives have been revealed to explain the conflicts, especially in Mesuji, such as an analysis that sees the unrest as part of an investment design for land clearing by utiliz- ing the local socio-political dynamics. In its early step, the con- 96 Vol. 26, No.1 (2018) PIIL PESENGGIRI AS PEACE CULTURE flict is purposely conditioned, so that the area will be assumed to be unsafe. Later, this conditioning is used as the fundamental reason or justification to hold a large security projects by the military. Basically, the conflict in Lampung Province is not a new phe- nomenon. The province has plenty historical records related to violences occurring in the land popular with Sang Bumi Ruwa Jurai since the New Order regime. The Tragedi Talangsari in Kampung Talangsari, Rajabasa Lama Village, Metro City, Lam- pung Tengah, is a clear example. This tragedy involved civilians, radical organization, and military. It killed up to 185 peoples and hundreds of the wounded, and was considered as a form of arrogance of the authority against civil society in the guise of law enforcement. The tragedy contested a clash between the authority and the separatists known as the security disturbing forces on the basis of religious issue. In fact, what really hap- pened is just the opposite. Power and religion are used merely as a political tool to gain specific purposes in the expense of the civilians (Chandra 1992). The data issued by Kesabangpol Lampung Province in 2015 reveals that the conflicts in 14 regencies or cities are amounted to 130 incidents and consist of many types, i.e. religious/tribal/ ethnical conflict (12 incidents), political conflict (8 incidents), borderline conflict (23 incidents), industrial conflict (4 inci- dents), agrarian/land conflict (39 incidents), and social conflict (44 incidents). From the given data, we come to know that con- flicts specifically triggered by land disputes are amounted to 39 incidents, and one of the land disputes remains unresolved as it involves plantation company and the land owners in Mesuji, Lampung Province. The local residents claim to own the lands since they reside the area through transmigration program initi- ated by the government. The lands are generally utilized for oil Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan 97 BUYUNG SYUKRON AND RUSMADI palm plantations serving as the source of the family income, in- cluding the education cost of their children until university level. The potentials of land estate in Mesuji gradually invite par- ties to do investment in a large scale, like oil palm, rubber, aca- cia, and starch. Some of them even directly open the processing unit of Crude Palm Oil (CPO). Companies that obtain much attention dealing with the plantation are such as PT. Barat Sela- tan Makmur Investindo (BSMI) in oil palm plantations and PT. Silva Inhutani Lampung (SIL) in the production forest. These two companies obtain the exploitation right of the lands from the government. From this point, land disputes emerged and led to the large-scale conflicts as seen in a conflict that arose on November 10, 2011 between the local residents and PT. BSMI. Another conflict involved the local residents and PT. SIL and has occurred since 1998 until now. The cause is always the same, i.e. the two companies do expansion of lands claimed to be legally owned by the local community. The presence of large companies holding the certificate of cultivation right on lands (HGU) ultimately triggers land con- flicts in Mesuji, such as conflict of land ownership between PT. BSMI and the local community and conflict of forest manage- ment in Register 45 between PT. SIL and the local community along with the forest encroachers. Other cases of land conflicts occurred between PT. BSMI and the people of Kampung Nipah Kuning, Kagungan Dalam and Kampung Sritanjung that have resulted in losses of materials large enough for both the local community andthe company (Wibowo 2012). According to a Report from the Tim Pencari Fakta/TPF (Fact-Finding Team) on Mesuji Case, January 16, 2015, land conflict between PT. BSMI has happened since 1994 when the company obtained permis- sion to exploit the area, and the conflict continued to reach its peak in 2011 (precisely in November 8th–10th 2011) involving the local residents and PT. BSMI. 98 Vol. 26, No.1 (2018) PIIL PESENGGIRI AS PEACE CULTURE Further, the land conflicts involving the local community, for- est encroachers and PT. SIL as the manager of area Register 45 are triggered by the Decree of the Minister of Forestry No.688/ KPTS-II/1991 issued on October 7, 1991 when the Department of Forestry granted a forest concession right to PT. SIL (Silva Inhutani Lampung) of 33,500 Ha. There are two things that be- come the root of the problem and lead to conflict. First, the Min- isterial Decree states that PT. SIL shall allow the people residing in the area to utilize the existing forests. However, in reality, the company does not allow such utilization. Second, the expansion of the forest in Register 45 from 33,500 Ha to 43,100 Ha is considered to seize the people’s lands. The land conflict between the local community and PT. SIL has happened since 1991 when the company obtained a project permit in Hutan Tanaman Industri (HTI). According to the Re- port of the Tim Pencari Fakta/TPF (Fact-Finding Team) on Mesuji Case, January 16, 2012, the conflict has occurred since incidents of eviction in 1986-1987. In 1991 until 1997 PT. SIL obtains land control of 43,100 Ha through HTI. However, in 2004, the community demanded their right of an area of 7,000 Ha. In 2010, eviction of the local community by the company occurred and ended in riots. It occurred again in February and September 2011. Based on the above description of land conflicts that involved PT. BSMI and PT. SIL, it is obvious that the land conflicts are in- deed an accumulation of public discontent concerning the com- panies’ actions and policies since they began operating their businesses in the lands. In addition, the conflicts are also caused by the companies’ attitude inconsistent with their promise to the community concerning compensation for land acquisition and land tenure that do not correspond with the permits issued by the government. Actually, various efforts to resolve the conflicts Walisongo: Jurnal Penelitian Sosial Keagamaan 99 BUYUNG SYUKRON AND RUSMADI have been made through meetings between the related parties, academic studies, and field visits. However, these efforts have not been able to resolve the land conflicts until now.2 Media- tion attempts have even been made by the government, with an agreement that the companies must reimburse the lands they have used.