Lack of translator makes court reject Basuki marriage license<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Lawyers of Nataya Nareerat, the Thai widow of
\nmaestro painter Basuki Abdullah, failed to produce an official
\nIndonesian translation of her marriage document claiming that no
\none in Jakarta is authorized to translate the Thai language.<\/p>\n
\"I have a letter from the city administration stating that
\nthere are no official Thai language translators in Jakarta,\"
\nlawyer Eddy Danuwidjaja told the South Jakarta district court
\nTuesday.<\/p>\n
Eddy presented the letter, signed by City Administration
\nSecretary Harun Al Rasyid, to presiding judge Moegihardjo.<\/p>\n
In his will, Basuki left his \"wife,\" Nataya with very little
\nof his massive estate.<\/p>\n
His lawyer, Siti Zaitin Noor, recently went public with the
\nwill and claimed that Nataya is not Basuki's wife since they were
\nnever legally married.<\/p>\n
Before the court could announce its decision on the executor
\nof Basuki's estate two weeks ago, Eddy lodged an objection and
\nthen introduced a marriage license in Thai along with a
\nsupporting document from the Thai embassy here in Jakarta.<\/p>\n
But Moegihardjo demanded that the marriage documents be
\ntranslated into Indonesian by a sworn translator before they
\ncould be admissible as evidence to verify Nataya's marriage to
\nBasuki.<\/p>\n
Siti Zaitin Noor blasted the failure to produce a proper
\ntranslation and demanded to see irrevocable proof of the
\nmarriage.<\/p>\n
\"Where is the original license? Show it to me. I want to the
\nreal one and not just a copy,\" she said.<\/p>\n
Basuki, one of the country's most distinguished painters, was
\nmurdered during a robbery on Nov. 5, 1993 at his home on Jl.
\nKeuangan Raya 19, Cilandak, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Each of the three men found guilty of taking part in the
\npainter's murder have been sentenced by the South Jakarta
\nDistrict Court to between 10 and 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n
Although the police were able to solve the mysterious crime
\nquickly, controversy still looms as contending parties have begun
\na struggle to control Basuki's estate.<\/p>\n
According to Siti Zaitin Noor, unknown to anyone in the
\nfamily, the late painter had written a new will signed at a
\npublic notary just a few months before his death.<\/p>\n
In the will, the painter divides the bulk of his estate
\nbetween three parties: Saraswati Kouwenhoven, Cicilia Sidhawati
\nand the Indonesian government. Saraswati is Basuki's daughter by
\nhis Dutch wife while Cicilia is Basuki's daughter from Nataya.<\/p>\n
Rp 6 billion<\/p>\n
The estate is estimated at over Rp 6 billion (US$2.78
\nmillion), including some 60 paintings in his collection and two
\nhouses, one at Jl. Keuangan and the other at Shangrila Indah,
\nCiledug, Tangerang.<\/p>\n
Not only did Siti Zaitin Noor say that Nataya is not Basuki's
\nwife, she went on to say that Cicilia Sidhawati is not his
\nnatural daughter but an adopted child.<\/p>\n
She said these accusations are based on Basuki's own
\nconfession, adding that after checking with the Indonesian
\nembassy in Bangkok, Thailand, she found no proof that the
\nmarriage was ever registered.<\/p>\n
The fact that Nataya is not mentioned as \"my wife\" but rather
\nas \"a women...Thai citizen, who temporarily lives at Jl. Keuangan
\n19\" raises a question on the status of her marriage to Basuki.<\/p>\n
Concurrently, the will does not mention Cicilia as \"my
\ndaughter\" but as \"a university student.\"<\/p>\n
The will appoints former minister of education and culture
\nFuad Hasan as executor of the estate, but Fuad declined,
\nmaintaining he was never approached by the deceased on the
\nmatter.<\/p>\n
With Fuad's rejection, Siti Zaitin Noor then had to find a new
\nexecutor and asked the South Jakarta court to appoint Saraswati
\nto the position.<\/p>\n
The trial was adjourned until next Thursday.(mds)<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/lack-of-translator-makes-court-reject-basuki-marriage-license-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }