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Lukewarm: Jakarta flood victims back out of class action lawsuit
The five plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was registered on Jan. 13, represent flood victims from each of Jakarta’s five municipalities. The lawsuit cites Law No. 24/2007 on disaster mitigation, which stipulates that the central and regional governments are responsible for disaster mitigation.
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Representatives from the 2020 Jakarta Flood Victims Advocacy Team file a class action lawsuit with the Central Jakarta District Court on Jan. 13. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
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he Jakarta Flood Victims Legal Advocacy Team, which represents a group of flood victims in their class action suit against the Jakarta administration, is considering replacing three of its plaintiffs who failed to show up to the opening session of the trial on Monday.
The five plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was registered on Jan. 13, represent flood victims from each of Jakarta’s five municipalities. The lawsuit cites Law No. 24/2007 on disaster mitigation, which stipulates that the central and regional governments are responsible for disaster mitigation.
“However, Bilmar Limbong, 46, representing West Jakarta, Tri Agus Arianto, 51, representing East Jakarta and Yunita Turnip, 46, representing South Jakarta did not appear at the Central Jakarta District Court as their family members did not support their participation in the lawsuit,” legal team member Fathi Hanif told The Jakarta Post by phone on Monday evening.
The other two, Syahrul Partawijaya, 56, from Central Jakarta and Alvius Christono, 56, from North Jakarta, appeared in court to help with the verification of their documents.
"Several of the plaintiffs have asked that they be replaced," said the team spokesperson, Azas Tigor Nainggolan, after the trial on Monday. “We are considering whether to replace the three outgoing plaintiffs.”
Presiding judge Panji Surono gave the legal team until Feb. 17 to bring the plaintiffs representing East, South and West Jakarta flood victims to court where the judge would verify their documents and proceed with the trial.
The group filed a lawsuit against the Jakarta administration for failing to properly mitigate the New Year's Eve flood, which according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) claimed 51 lives and displaced 27,971 people. The capital city has yet to fully recover as some areas still face periodic flash floods.
