On Monday, April 21, 2025, at 11:00 AM WIB, a hybrid meeting was held at the Meeting Room of the UGM Faculty of Law’s Research Center. The Faculty of Law, represented by Dr. Airin Liemanto, S.H., LL.M., conducted an in-person consultation session on the drafting of a Village Regulation (Peraturan Kalurahan) in collaboration with the Civil and Administrative Law Division (Datun) of the High Prosecutor’s Office of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). The session focused on reviewing the draft regulation concerning the establishment of Community Institutions within Sambirejo Village.
This activity is part of the Tri Dharma of Higher Education, particularly community service, carried out jointly by the Datun team of the DIY High Prosecutor’s Office and Sambirejo Village. It also represents the Faculty of Law UGM’s contribution to achieving several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 4 (Quality Education) through legal education on regulation-making; SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) by supporting the development of synergistic community institutions in Sambirejo; SDG 16 (Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions) by promoting inclusive institutional frameworks; and SDG 17 (Partnerships for the Goals) through enhanced cooperation between UGM Faculty of Law, the DIY High Prosecutor’s Office, and Sambirejo Village Government.
The session was attended by Dr. Airin Liemanto, S.H., LL.M., an expert in customary law, along with academic assistants Adetia Surya Maulana, Ruth Jessieca Margareth, and Sahl Radian Setyaki from the Faculty of Law UGM. They provided reviews and inputs on the draft regulation. Also present were Mr. Ye Oceng Almahdaly, S.H., M.H., and his team from the Civil and Administrative Law Division of the DIY High Prosecutor’s Office, as well as Wahyu Nugroho, S.E., M.B.A., the Head of Sambirejo Village, and his team, who will receive the assisted draft of the Village Regulation on Community Institutions.
This activity is part of the implementation of the guidance process for drafting the Sambirejo Village Regulation on Village Community Institutions, conducted through an in-person meeting to provide a direct explanation regarding the results of the desk review draft Village Regulation previously carried out by Airin Liemanto and her team.review The substance of the Village Regulation under review pertains to the Village Community Institutions (LKK) in the Sambirejo Village area, where several new LKKs will be established in accordance with developments and needs within Sambirejo Village. This meeting addressed several technical aspects of drafting a Village Regulation—both formal and substantive—to ensure alignment with overarching legal frameworks such as the Regent’s Regulation, District Regulation, Governor’s Regulation, Provincial Regulation, and the Law.
The coordination meeting between PKBH and the Yogyakarta High Prosecutor’s Office was productive and resulted in concrete action steps to be implemented. This meeting demonstrates the strong synergy and collaboration between UGM Faculty of Law and the Prosecutor’s Office and shows that this synergy are running very well in providing real and beneficial outputs for the community, particularly in delivering excellent, impactful, and meaningful community legal services.
Writer: Adetia Surya Maulana (PKBH)
