Villagers want own administration<\/p>\n
TANGERANG (JP): Around 100 residents of Kebon Cau village in
\nTeluk Naga district rallied at the Tangerang regency council on
\nThursday to demand the incorporation of their village as a
\nseparate administrative unit.<\/p>\n
The angry demonstrators said their demand had been sparked by
\na protracted legal dispute over the validity of their village
\nhead Burhanuddin's election.<\/p>\n
It was not the first time the residents had protested the
\nlocal government's failure to break the stalemate.<\/p>\n
\"We are fed up with Regent Agus Djunara's promises to resolve
\nthe matter. We want a separate village administration because we
\nconsider Burhanuddin's victory in the election to be
\nillegitimate,\" one of the residents said.<\/p>\n
Burhanuddin's election win in 1998 was marred by bribery
\nallegations. The Tangerang regent then overruled the election
\nresult based on a judgment against Burhanuddin issued by the
\nlocal district court. The West Java governor also upheld the
\nregent's ruling the same year.<\/p>\n
Legal action brought by Burhanuddin paid off in 1999 when the
\nWest Java State Administrative Court overruled the decisions to
\ncancel his election as village chief issued by both the regent
\nand governor.<\/p>\n
The regency administration has since appealed to the state
\nadministrative high court. (41)<\/p>",
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