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Bukit Duri evictees entitled to Rp 18.6 billion in compensation
The Jakarta administration has accepted the Central Jakarta District Court's ruling that granted the lawsuit filed by Bukit Duri residents regarding the forced eviction conducted by the administration last year.
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An aerial photograph of Ciliwung River in Bukit Duri, South Jakarta on Oct. 19. (Kompas/Hendra A Setyawan )
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he Jakarta administration has accepted the Central Jakarta District Court's ruling that granted the lawsuit filed by Bukit Duri residents in South Jakarta regarding the forced eviction conducted by the administration last year.
In accordance with the ruling on Wednesday, the administration is obliged to pay each of the 93 plaintiff residents Rp 200 million (US$14,740).
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said Thursday that his administration would not file an appeal regarding the court's ruling.
"We respect the ruling and have no plans to file an appeal. We will discuss it further with the Bukit Duri residents," Anies said, as quoted by antaranews.com.
"We will also discuss the compensation with the residents and all related parties. We will talk about the scheme, what the residents want and what the government has to offer," he added.
The Jakarta administration under former governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama evicted Bukit Duri residents on Jan. 12, 2016, as part of the administration’s efforts to restore Ciliwung River to further decrease flooding in the city.
Opposing the policy, 93 of the residents filed a class action to the Central Jakarta District Court on May 10, 2016 and demanded compensation amounting to Rp 1.07 trillion in material losses and Rp 104 billion in immaterial losses.
However, the court did not grant the full amount of compensation that plaintiffs had demanded. The defendants are only required to pay Rp 200 million for each of the 93 plaintiffs, and rejected the compensation for immaterial losses. (rdi/yon)
