Using Other People's Land without Permission Which Is Reviewed from a Criminal-Legal Aspect

Abstract

The land has several dimensions, including social dimensions, political dimensions, economic dimensions, and ecological dimensions. Problems in the land sector from the colonial era to the millennium era have never been resolved conflicts over land rights tend to increase.  Therefore, it is necessary to study law enforcement against perpetrators who use land belonging to other people without proper permission. The study aims to conduct a study of perpetrators who use land belonging to other people without permission which is entitled to be reviewed by criminal law. The method used in this study is a normative juridical research method and is analyzed descriptively. Data collection through a literature study of reading sources, namely the Criminal Code Law, books and journals as well as scientific legal experts in academics related to the study.The results of the research show that land that is controlled by another party unlawfully from the perspective of criminal law is qualified as a perpetrator of the crime of land grabbing, so law enforcement is resolved through a court process to obtain justice, and Land grabbing can be subject to article 385 of the Criminal Code which is punishable by a maximum prison sentence of 4 (four) years.