City secretary sues construction company<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): City Secretary Harun Al-Rasyid has filed a libel
\nsuit against developer PT Megaria Perkasa, who first laid charges
\nwith the North Jakarta District Court against Harun for allegedly
\nfailing to pay the construction costs of a project.<\/p>\n
As PT Megaria's charges could not be proved, Harun is fighting
\nback by demanding the firm pays him Rp 100 million (US$45,454) in
\ncompensation for libel.<\/p>\n
Harun also demanded that PT Megaria publicly apologize through
\nprinted media.<\/p>\n
Harun was appointed chairman of a committee in charge of the
\nconstruction of an office building for the North Jakarta branch
\nof the ruling political grouping Golkar.<\/p>\n
PT Megaria Perkasa had accused Harun of refusing to pay the
\ndevelopment costs even though the project had been completed.<\/p>\n
Under a contract between PT Megaria and the development
\ncommittee of the building, the total cost of construction was set
\nat Rp 124 million. Both parties later agreed to reduce the cost
\nto Rp 105 million.<\/p>\n
In the lawsuit filed by PT Megaria, Harun was asked to pay Rp
\n329 million, which included interest and other losses caused by
\nthe alleged nonpayment.<\/p>\n
Judge Sofyan Basyid, who presided over the court case
\nyesterday, said that based on material evidence and witnesses'
\ntestimonies, Harun has already paid the Rp 105 million in
\ndevelopment costs to Muhammad Abdul Rochim, the director of PT
\nMegaria.<\/p>\n
Besides dismissing PT Megaria's charge against Harun, the
\njudge also said that the company has defamed Harun in his
\ncapacity as both the city secretary and a representative of
\nGolkar.<\/p>\n
As the charge against Harun was covered by local media, the
\ncompany has to publicly apologize to Harun and Golkar's North
\nJakarta branch in a half page notice in printed media which ran
\nthe story of the trial, Sofyan said.<\/p>\n
Dedi Supardi, administrative and financial director of PT
\nMegaria, who represented the company in the trial, said that he
\nwill appeal. (29)<\/p>",
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