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Greater Jakarta: Residents protest field development
JAKARTA: A group of residents at the Customs and Excise Agency housing complex in Cilincing, North Jakarta, staged a protest on Friday against plans to develop a field, which they claimed to be a community facility, into office buildings
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AKARTA: A group of residents at the Customs and Excise Agency housing complex in Cilincing, North Jakarta, staged a protest on Friday against plans to develop a field, which they claimed to be a community facility, into office buildings.
According to a report on wartakota.tribunnews.com, dozens of people tried to stop workers unloading building materials from a truck onto the field despite the presence of police officers guarding the area.
'This is a fasos-fasum [social and public facility] that belongs to residents. Who gave you a permit to unload the materials? Take it back!' 40-year-old resident Zaidar yelled at the workers. Zaidar said that the field was a play area for children.
Separately, Cilincing district head Nana Hendriyana confirmed that the land would be used for office buildings. 'I forget the developer but the 2,000-square meter land plot will become office buildings,' he said, as quoted by wartakota.tribunnews.com.
According to Nana, the plan had been discussed with the residents and most of them agreed with it. 'Only few people expressed their objections. We also have discussed the matter at the North Jakarta Police office,' he said.
Nana said the One-Stop Integrated Services Agency (BPTSP) had issued a construction permit.
