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East Jakarta residents to challenge land acquisition
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A sign board warning people not to enter a plot of land is seen at Kayu Putih subdistrict, Aug. 17. Kayu Putih residents are protesting against the land owner, House of Representatives lawmaker Nurdin Tampubolon, for building the wall that blocks residents’ access. (kompas.com/David Oliver Purba)
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esidents of Kayu Putih in East Jakarta plan to file a lawsuit with the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) challenging a gubernatorial decree on land acquisition in their area.
The challenge relates to Gubernatorial Decree No. 1323/2017 on the acquisition of a plot on Jl. Pulomas Selatan, Kampung Baru in Kayu Putih, which they claim belongs to residents.
The decree stipulates that the 541-square-meter plot, which had been earmarked for the administration’s revitalization program, was transferred to Nurdin Tampubolon, a House of Representatives' member from the Hanura Party, for Rp 7 billion (US$524,699) in 2014.
Following the issuance of the decree Nurdin built a wall on the land earlier this month and closed residents' access.
He reportedly plans to build an office building for his television company.
The residents protested the move by holding a demonstration on Monday at City Hall and the City Council building.
They said that there had been no warning prior to the construction. They also claimed that the land did not belong to the administration but to the community.
The city administration suggested they submit a letter of complaint to Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat and the council offered to mediate among the residents, Nurdin and the city administration.
Nurdin himself said that he did not need to ask permission from residents to build the wall as he had bought the land legally from the administration. (agn)
