The developers of islets M, H, F and I each filed a lawsuit with the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN), demanding the city void the gubernatorial decree signed by Anies on Sept. 6, 2018.

Of the four, the PTUN recently rejected the lawsuit filed by PT. Manggala Krida Yudha, the developer of islet M, and ruled in favor of the Jakarta administration on Tuesday.

The ruling reveals different takes by the court on the reclamation lawsuits, as the court had ruled in favor of PT Harapan Indah, the subsidiary of publicly listed PT Intiland Development Tbk, developer of islet H, in July.

In that ruling, the court had ordered the city to void Gubernatorial Decree No. 1409/2018 that had revoked the company’s permit and to proceed with extending its permit for the development of islet H.

The city administration has appealed the ruling.

PT. Manggala Krida Yudha had filed its lawsuit on Feb. 27, and the panel of judges, presided by Andi Muh. Ali Rahman with members Enrico Simanjuntak and Umar Dani, handled the case.

“[The court] has rejected the plaintiff’s entire claims and ordered the plaintiff to pay the administrational fees of
Rp 324,000 (US$23),” the verdict reads on sipp.ptun-jakarta.go.id on Thursday.

The Jakarta Legal Bureau head Yayan Yuhanah said the city welcomed the ruling as well as the move of the developer to appeal against it.

“Go ahead, it is anyone’s right to demand further legal proceedings,” she said recently, kompas.com reported.

She went on to say that the city also always filed an appeal to challenge the verdict issued against city’s favor.

Meanwhile, legal proceedings over lawsuits on islets F and I are still ongoing.

The last hearing in the case over islet F took place on Tuesday. The lawsuit was filed by PT Agung Dinamika Perkasa on July 26 to contest the revocation of a reclamation permit for city-owned developer PT Jakarta Propertindo. The two companies are bound in a partnership to develop the islet.

Litigation instigated by PT Jaladri Kartika Pakci on May 27 over the revocation of the permit for islet I is also still ongoing.

The city had initially revoked principle permits for the developers in charge of 13 manmade islets in the Jakarta Bay. They are: islets A, B and E by PT Kapuk Naga Indah; islet H by PT Taman Harapan Indah; islets J and K by PT Pembangunan Jaya Ancol; islet I by PT Jaladri Kartika Pakci; islets M and L by PT Manggala Krida Yudha; islets O and F by PT Jakarta Propertindo and islets P and Q by PT KEK Marunda Jakarta.

As one of his campaign pledges during the 2017 Jakarta gubernatorial election, Anies had repeatedly claimed that he would use any means to stop the controversial reclamation projects.

“We will keep using legal procedures to stop the reclamation,” he previously said.

Despite his promise, however, Anies did not revoke the permits for three developers in charge of islets C, D, G and N, arguing that the four artificial islets had already been built.

The developers are PT Kapuk Niaga Indah with islets C and D, PT Muara Wisesa Samudra with islet G and state-owned port operator PT Pelindo II with islet N.

Earlier this year, Anies even decided to rename the islets after his slogan “maju bersama” which translates to “moving forward together”. Islets C, D and G are now respectively called Kita Beach, Maju Beach and Together Beach.

Anies also approved the issuance of 932 building permits (IMB) for Kita Beach and Maju Beach in June amid outcry from the public and fishermen questioning his commitment. He responded only by claiming that his administration had issued the permits in accordance with proper procedures.

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