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Ahok urges mayor to revise evicting Mangga Besar residents
Jakarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has told West Jakarta Mayor Anan Effendi to study the document of the disputed land in Mangga Besar, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, before carrying out any evictions as demanded by individuals who hold land ownership certificates.
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A banner is displayed at the entrance to Community Unit (RW) 02, in Mangga Besar subdistrict, Tamansari district, West Jakarta. Residents on Sunday blockaded the entrance as Jakarta Public Order Agency personnel attempted an eviction operation. (kompas.com/Nursita Sari)
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akarta Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama has told West Jakarta Mayor Anas Effendi to study the document of the disputed land in Mangga Besar, Taman Sari, West Jakarta, before carrying out any evictions as demanded by individuals who hold land ownership certificates.
“I have warned the mayor. Those people have lived there for very long time. There should be compensation for them,” Ahok said in Jakarta on Tuesday as reported by beritajakarta.com.
Ahok said because the land was not owned by the state, the mayor did not need to issue warning letters to residents.
(Read also : PDI-P politicians reject evictions in West Jakarta)
A resident of Mangga Besar said on Sunday that officers from the Jakarta City Public Order Agency had made preparations to evict the residents. “Some 200 residents had blockaded the area to foil the eviction,” said a resident.
Two politicians of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P), Jakarta City Council Speaker Prasetyo Edi Masdudi and House of Representative member Arif Wibowo visited the residents on Monday to express their support.
Ahok said the case was not easy because both the residents and the certificate holders failed to reach an agreement.
“The only acceptable solution should be agreed by both parties,” the governor said, adding that the case was different from evictions previously conducted by the Jakarta administration because state land had been occupied.
The 3,190 hectares of land in dispute is located in Community Unit (RW) 2, Neighborhood Units (RT) 2, 5, 7 and 9, Mangga Besar subdistrict. (bbn)
