Bogor mayor to sue illegal inn

JAKARTA (JP): Bogor Mayor Eddy Gunardi is to sue the management of Wisma Hesa in Pangkalan Bantarjati, Bogor Utara, for reopening the sealed-off motel illegally.

The 20-room building was closed by the authorities last month for operating illegally. The building, according to the permit, should have been used for a house, not a motel. This is the second alleged violation by the motel's owner.

The management had broken the seal stuck on the building and reopened the motel.

The Antara news agency quoted Eddy as saying on Monday that his mayoral office would let the motel operate to prove that the owner has acted unlawfully.

A Bogor resident told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the building was constructed by Effendi, who had run the motel since 1989. The land certificate was, however, registered under another person's name.

"The building permit was issued by the former mayor, Suratman, for a residential house," the resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said. The building stands on a 1,100-square-meter plot of land. (kod)