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The INDONESIAN , (Kupang)– A long‑running land dispute in the Keranga area of Labuan Bajo has entered a new phase. After proceedings at the Labuan Bajo District Court, Charly Amenehung Utomo has now been reported to the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Regional Police for allegedly using a forged Customary Land Transfer Deed as evidence during the trial.
Beyond Charly, Hugeng Syatriadi has also come under scrutiny; named in court documents as Charly’s authorised representative during the 2003 land purchase, his name appears repeatedly in the chain of ownership of the disputed plot.
The report was filed by Purnama Putra and received by the Integrated Police Services Centre (SPKT) of Polda NTT on 23 July 2026, as recorded in Receipt of Report No. STTLP/281/VII/2026/SPKT/POLDA NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR.
Evidence P‑1 Disputed
In his police report, Purnama Putra alleges that the Customary Land Transfer Deed submitted by Charly as Evidence P‑1 in Civil Case No. 61/Pdt.G/2025/PN Lbj is not an authentic document.
According to Purnama, suspicions arose during the evidentiary hearing at the Labuan Bajo District Court on 30 March 2026.
“During the hearing, I noticed several irregularities in the document. There were inconsistencies in typewriter ink and signs of overwriting in certain sections, giving reasonable cause to suspect it is not the original document,” Purnama told reporters in Kupang on Saturday (25/7).
Following these findings, he opted to pursue criminal proceedings, reporting the matter to Polda NTT under the alleged offence of document forgery as stipulated in Article 391 of Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code.
Charly Claims Land Was Inherited from Donatus Amput
In his civil suit before the Labuan Bajo District Court, Charly Amenehung Utomo claims lawful ownership of approximately 35 000 square metres in Keranga, asserting title derived from the heirs of the late Donatus Amput.
According to a copy of the court ruling in Case No. 61/Pdt.G/2025/PN Lbj, Charly stated the land was originally customary territory belonging to the late Ishaka and the late Haku Mustafa, transferred to Donatus Amput under customary law in 1983.
As recognition of customary rights, Donatus Amput reportedly paid Rp 10 000 to Ishaka. However, the Customary Land Transfer Deed supporting this claim is dated 27 July 1990—roughly seven years after the alleged transfer.
This document subsequently served as one of Charly’s primary pieces of evidence in his ownership claim before the court.
The Role of Hugeng Syatriadi
Hugeng Syatriadi appears repeatedly in the suit papers. It is stated that during the sale‑and‑purchase transaction on 27 January 2003, Charly was not present personally but was represented by Hugeng Syatriadi under a Power of Attorney dated 17 January 2003.
Acting under that authority, Hugeng purchased the land from Donatus Amput’s heirs for Rp 225 million. The suit also names Hugeng as the person tasked with guarding and supervising the land claimed by Charly.
Charly further alleges that around 2022, Purnama Putra visited Hugeng’s residence to request permission to use part of the plot—a request that was refused on grounds that the land had been purchased in 2003.
Civil Dispute Escalates to Criminal Allegations
What began as a dispute over land ownership has now expanded into suspected criminal conduct. Purnama Putra argues that the validity of the documents underpinning Charly’s claim must be verified through a formal investigation.
He has called on Polda NTT investigators to conduct a thorough examination, including forensic analysis of the contested Customary Land Transfer Deed.
Reported from various media sources //photo from Google documents // contribution by Prime News Post international online media // news.paper
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