Ancol fisherfolk to be evicted -- again

Ancol fisherfolk to be evicted -- again

JAKARTA: The city administration is set to evict on Saturday
morning the fisherfolk of Ancol Timur, North Jakarta, from the
place where they are currently housed behind the PT Manggala
Krida Yudha Rukindo building, where they have lived since 2001.

Hermawanto of the Jakarta Legal Aid Institute, who is
representing the fisherfolk, said in a statement made available
to the media on Thursday that the 2001 eviction case was still in
the hands of the Supreme Court.

He also said that the only way of reaching the location was by
boat from the Ancol amusement park as road access had been
blocked by security guards and a group of unidentified men.

The Jakarta administration has come under fire for its
eviction policy, which the National Commission on Human Rights
and urban activists consider as inhumane and an affront to
people's civil rights. -- JP

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Train to reach the airport

JAKARTA: The central government has given the green light for
the construction of a railway line linking Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport in Cengkareng, Tangerang, to Jakarta.

"The plan to construct the railway track has received the
green light from us. Go ahead," said Iskandar Abubakar, director
general of land transportation at the Ministry of Communications,
on the sidelines of a seminar on Wednesday.

Once the construction of the railway was completed, people
would have an alternative means of transportation to the airport,
he said.

So far, the best way to get to the airport is by the toll
road, although this is often congested, and was closed a few
times in the past by flooding.

Iskandar added the construction work would cost an estimated
Rp 1.2 trillion (US$141 million).

The railway track will connect the airport to Poris station on
the western outskirts of Tangerang, and Manggarai station, South
Jakarta. -- Antara

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15 years sought for alleged drug dealer

JAKARTA: Prosecutors urged a 15-year jail term for Michael
James Wangko alias Juki, 33, who is currently standing trial for
possessing two kilograms of ecstasy pills.

Prosecutor Titin Resthiana told the West Jakarta District
Court on Wednesday that the defendant was a drug pusher and that
he had been proven guilty of the illegal possession of drugs at
the time of his arrest on July 2, 2003.

She also urged the court to fine the defendant Rp 150 million
(US$17,647), or an additional four months in prison should he
fail to pay.

Wangko, who did not have legal representation, was arrested in
a room at the Taman Anggrek Apartments in Tanjung Duren, West
Jakarta, by Jakarta Police detectives.

In his statement, Wangko claimed he had just received the
drugs from a man called Teddy upon the instruction of Lukman
Siswanto alias Kok Eng, whom Wangko claimed was the owner of the
pills.

"I was only told to receive the drugs and deliver them to
another person. They promised me Rp 6 million for this," he told
reporters.

Teddy is still at large, while Kok Eng is now serving a jail
term at the Tangerang Penitentiary for drug possession.

Presiding Judge Muchtar Ritonga adjourned the trial for a week
to hear defense pleas.--Antara