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Owner of Bali bombing site requests 'opportunity loss' compensation
The owner of the former Sari Club and the Bali Peace Park Association are negotiating compensation to cover "opportunity loss" for giving up plans to build a new restaurant.
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The site of the first Bali Bombing may be turned into a restaurant, according to a representative of the landowner. (JP/Ni Komang Erviani)
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fter the planned construction of a restaurant on the site of one of the 2002 Bali bombings was temporarily halted – because of outrage from the bombing survivors and families of victims – negotiations over the former location of the Sari Club started on Monday.
The closed-door meeting did not reach any agreement as the land owner requested compensation on top of the land price, saying he needed recompense for “opportunity loss” connected to the planned restaurant investment.
In the meeting, the landowner agreed to sell the property for A$700,000 (US$490,150) per 100 square meters. The Bali Peace Park Association (BPPA), which has insisted a memorial peace park be built on the site, has also agreed to pay a total of A$ 4.9 million for a 700 sqm portion of the land. However, they reportedly did not discuss compensation.
The total area occupied by the now-vanished Sari Club – where a bomb killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, in 2002 – is about 1,500 sqm. The land certificate, however, is divided into two: 800 sqm for the front portion and 700 sqm for the rear one.
The BPPA has insisted on buying 700 sqm of the land out front, upon which a permit has been granted to build a five-story restaurant. The owner of the land decided to use the remaining 100 sqm of the front lot to allow road access into the 700 sqm back lot.
Badung Tourism Agency head Made Badra, who attended the meeting, said both sides have agreed to a price for the land.
“The Bali Peace Park Association and the land owner have met and agreed on buying and selling a 700 sqm plot of land. They also agree on the price, but they haven't agreed on the compensation,” Badra said.
