Dormitory girls living in fear<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
As girls staying at the Asrama Putri Purbawisesa dormitory on
\nJl. Senopati in Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta, we are being held
\nin terror not knowing where to turn for help. We have been
\nfearful for quite some time because of an ongoing fight for the
\n5000-square-meter plot of land on which our dormitory building
\nstands between the Yayasan Perlindungan Purbawisesa foundation
\nand a dormitory occupant who claims to hold the deed (sertifikat)
\nto the land.<\/p>\n
The dispute is now being examined at the South Jakarta
\ndistrict court.<\/p>\n
We don't know how the said occupant came to have the deed
\nwhich apparently was issued by the National Land Board (BPN).<\/p>\n
However, while the court has not meted out a judgment on the
\ncase yet, the said occupant and certain other people (who we
\nbelieve are vandals and servicemen) have been intimidating and
\nterrorizing us. Prior to the legal fight we have lived in peace
\nat the dormitory for 15 years.<\/p>\n
We believe these people intend to frighten us and leave the
\ndormitory vacant.<\/p>\n
And for a year now these people have made their quarters on
\nthe dormitory premises and this for sure has heightened our
\nanxiety.<\/p>\n
They continue to harass us by acts such as breaking the roof,
\nmaking holes in the wall and cutting the power lines, not
\nforgetting to threaten us into not protesting or fighting.<\/p>\n
One of the girls who dared protest the ransacking of her room
\nwas mistreated until several of her teeth fell out, her face was
\nbruised and her hair pulled out. We obtained a physician's visum-
\net-repertum and with the medical record in hand we reported her
\nplight to the police on April 8, 1994. We also brought our case
\nto the National Commission on Human Rights. But so far our
\ncomplaint has not brought any response.<\/p>\n
We had asked the Yayasan Perlindungan Purbawisesa and the
\nproper authority at the Ministry of Social Services for help but
\nto no avail.<\/p>\n
The LBH legal aid foundation nearest to us advised us to file
\nour complaint with the police which we did a number of times, but
\nthese failed too to elicit a response.<\/p>\n
The latest piece of news that came to us was that a
\nrepresentative of a PT Dana Yasa business firm had approached the
\noccupant claiming to have the land deed to negotiate a sale of
\nthe land to them.<\/p>\n
We are writing for help and to express our bewilderment how
\ncertain servicemen could back up acts that harm the public.<\/p>\n
We appeal for protection from the authorities.<\/p>\n
Name and address<\/p>\n
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