Grave relocation protested<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): The Tangerang mayoralty decided yesterday to
\nabandon its plan to relocate graves from the Tanah Gocap cemetery
\nin Karawaci to Kedaung Baru village in Batuceper due to
\nopposition from local people who were angry that they were not
\nconsulted about the plan.<\/p>\n
The decision was made in a meeting between Tangerang Mayor H.
\nDjakaria Machmud and community leaders at Kedaung Wetan village.
\nThe mayor apologized to the residents for not consulting with
\nthem before implementing the plan.<\/p>\n
Under the plan, the mayoralty will establish a 10-hectare
\ncemetery for Buddhist people. In the first stage, a cemetery will
\nbe used to relocate 310 graves from Tanah Gocap, which will be
\ndemolished for the construction of a road project.<\/p>\n
However, after seven of 310 graves were relocated to the new
\ncemetery on Friday, they were dug up by local people in the
\nevening. They did the same thing on the following day after
\nofficers buried the remains again. Some of the remains were even
\nburned by the protesters.<\/p>\n
Due to the decision to abandon the relocation at Kedaung Baru,
\n99 holes already prepared will be closed up. The mayoralty will
\ninstead relocate the graves to the Rawa Kucing cemetery in
\nKedaung Wetan.<\/p>\n
Commenting on the mayoralty's decision to relocate the graves
\nto the other area, Kiat Eng, 40, of the Padumutara Foundation in
\ncharge of handling the burial of Buddhist people, said, \"We'll
\njust do whatever the mayoralty decides.\"<\/p>\n
However, he expressed concern over poor planning which led to
\nthe removal of graves. (41\/hhr)<\/p>",
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