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Collusion reappears between Jakarta Council, administration after Ahok’s departure: Expert
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The Jakarta Council assembles at the council building in Central Jakarta for a plenary meeting. (kompas.com/Nursita Sari )
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ollusion between the City Council and the Jakarta administration has reemerged after former governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama was forced to step down from his post, Center for Budget Analysis executive director Uchok Khadafi said.
Uchok said he had been alerted to an alleged violation relating to the floor area ratio (KLB) limits of some buildings, including a 13-story building in Pantai Indah Kapuk, Penjaringan, North Jakarta.
“The council became free after Ahok’s departure. I just got information about how city councilors assisted the violation process of the projects,” Uchok said on Friday as quoted by tribunnews.com, adding that the case should be investigated.
Uchok claimed that buildings in Pantai Indah Kapuk in North Jakarta should have less than 13 floors.
City Council deputy speaker Abraham “Lulung” Lunggana has said previously that the building did not violate any regulations, referring to city bylaw No.1/2014 on detailed spatial planning, issued by then Jakarta governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo, the country’s current president.
“[The project] also followed the 1999 detailed spatial planning [RDTR] bylaw. It has been compliant,” Lulung said. (vny)
