Kopassus receives 137.1 hectares of former coal mining land

The Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has officially transferred the status of 102 plots of state-owned land to the Ministry of Defense for use by the Special Forces Command (Kopassus). The land, totaling 137.1 hectares, is located in Jembayan Village, Loa Kulu District, Kutai Kartanegara, East Kalimantan.

The assets originated from a coal mining agreement with PT Multi Harapan Utama (MHU), with a total acquisition value of Rp70.68 billion. Rakhmawati, Head of the Center for State Property Management at the Ministry of ESDM, stated that the transfer is a form of inter-ministerial synergy intended to support national sovereignty and security, particularly in strategic regions.

Following the signing of the handover document, the land becomes the responsibility of the Ministry of Defense/Kopassus to utilize in accordance with their official duties and functions.