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View all search resultsAnother church sealed off after 22 years of peaceful coexistence
A protestant church in Cipinang Muara, East Jakarta, was sealed off by the Building Supervision and Regulation Agency (P2B) on Monday for not having a renovation permit
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protestant church in Cipinang Muara, East Jakarta, was sealed off by the Building Supervision and Regulation Agency (P2B) on Monday for not having a renovation permit.
'The church was built in 1991, there have been no protests from local residents. So why did [the administration] tell [us] there have been residents protesting this church amid it being renovated,'
said A Sinaga, a church official, on Friday, as quoted by tempo.co.
Jatinegara district head Sofian Taher confirmed the closure. 'It [the church] has been sealed off because [the building] doesn't have a building permit (IMB),' said Sofian.
According to Sofian, a church official said that its permit was being processed. 'If they obtain a permit, we will lift the seal and allow them to continue with renovations,' he said.(nai/dic)
