Railway crossing guard's suit upheld<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The Jakarta Administrative High Court has
\nordered the minister of communications to pay Rp 15 million
\n(US$2,000) in compensation to a railway crossing guard whose
\nneglect led to a bloody crash which left more than 100 people
\ndead in Bintaro, South Jakarta, in 1987.<\/p>\n
Lawyer Surya Tjandra of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute who
\nrepresented the guard, Jamhari, said on Friday that the high
\ncourt's order upheld the decision made by the Jakarta
\nAdministrative Court in May last year.<\/p>\n
"The court ordered the minister to pay the pension fund
\nJamhari deserved," Surya said.<\/p>\n
The then minister was Rusmin Nuryadin.<\/p>\n
He said the 53-year-old guard was dismissed by the Ministry of
\nTransportation in 1994 after Jamhari spent 10 months in jail for
\nthe recklessness.<\/p>\n
He said Jamhari and four other employees of state railway
\ncompany Perumka were sentenced to between 10 months and 5 years
\nin jail for neglecting their duties, which caused the train
\ncollision in October 1987.<\/p>\n
The four other employees were also dismissed but received
\ntheir pensions, while Jamhari, the father of seven children, did
\nnot receive anything, he said.<\/p>\n
"I hope the minister of transportation does not appeal the
\ndecision to the Supreme Court. The pension fund is expected to
\nhelp Jamhari's family during the hard times," he said.<\/p>\n
He said Jamhari had received donations from the Dompet Dhuafa
\nfoundation to support his children's school fees. (jun)<\/p>",
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