Bogor mayor ready to face lawsuit<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddi Gunardi has said that he is
\nready to face a lawsuit should the owner of bulldozed house
\nchoose to file one.<\/p>\n
The house, built without permission, was demolished by
\nmayoralty law and order agency officers earlier this month.<\/p>\n
\"Let her file a lawsuit at the West Java Administrative Court.
\nI'm ready to face it,\" Eddi was quoted by Antara as saying in
\nBogor on Monday.<\/p>\n
Eddi made the remark in answer to a question about the
\npossibility that Mrs. Amina Toriq, the owner of the demolished
\nbuilding, would sue the mayor.<\/p>\n
The house, built without the necessary permit, had been
\nlocated on 2,000-square meters of land on Jl. Terusan Bukit
\nTunggul in North Bogor and was valued at approximately Rp 1
\nbillion (US$454,545).<\/p>\n
Eddi said that the house's owner had known that the area on
\nwhich the house was built had been earmarked by the Bogor city
\nadministration for the construction of an outer ring road.<\/p>\n
Although Mrs. Amina's application for a building permit had
\nbeen turned down on Oct. 1, 1993, Eddi said, she had continued to
\nbuild the house.<\/p>\n
The demolition began on Jan. 19 but was postponed briefly
\nfollowing the issuance of a 60-day injunction by the West Java
\ncourt.<\/p>\n
The mayor, however, instructed his subordinates to continue
\ndemolition, ignoring the court's decision on the grounds that the
\nruling wasn't \"fair.\"<\/p>\n
\"Having studied the ruling from various legal standpoints, and
\nin order to uphold the city administration's authority, I decided
\nthat the demolition had to go on,\" the mayor said.<\/p>\n
Mrs. Amina has yet to comment on the demolition. (hhr)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bogor-mayor-ready-to-face-lawsuit-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }