Residential area demolition postponed<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The City Council has postponed the demolition of
\nresidents' houses in Kebon Kacang, Central Jakarta, as
\nnegotiations between councilors and the private developer behind
\nthe demolition are underway.<\/p>\n
\"But we still need to know whether there are plots of state
\nland on the site, for which the demolition order would be
\neffective,\" M. Aman, chairman of Commission A for government
\naffairs said yesterday.<\/p>\n
The postponing of the order, issued by the City Council last
\nweek, was against the mayoralty order, which backs a plan by the
\ndeveloper -- PT Asia Troika -- to build a five-star hotel in the
\narea.<\/p>\n
Aman repeated earlier statements by councilors that the mayor
\ndoes not have the right to issue a demolition order for a private
\ninterest.<\/p>\n
\"We will meet Mayor Abdul Kahfi on Monday,\" Aman said after
\nmeeting with the management of PT Asia Troika.<\/p>\n
The mayoralty has ordered the demolition of 40 buildings,
\nincluding the homes of 19 families and one mosque, which occupy
\n2,000 square meters of land in the area.<\/p>\n
The mayor was quoted in yesterday's edition of the Pos Kota
\ndaily as denying the councilor's allegations of interfering in
\nland disputes for private interests.<\/p>\n
Abdul Kahfi said his order was backed by a land use permit for
\npublic facilities.<\/p>\n
Aman said the results of the commission's meeting with PT Asia
\nTroika resulted in the management's statement that they would not
\nincrease their offers of land compensation.<\/p>\n
Residents owning certified land want Rp 5 million (US$2.17)
\nper square meter while those owning non-certified land want Rp 4
\nmillion per square meter.<\/p>\n
The management said it could not go higher than Rp 2.5 million
\nper square meter for certified, and Rp 2.25 million for non-
\ncertified land based on their feasibility study.<\/p>\n
The management explained that it could not gain enough profits
\nfor the benefit of the tourism industry if land compensation was
\ntoo high, Aman said. (anr)<\/p>",
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