Squatters refuse to vacate land

Squatters refuse to vacate land

JAKARTA: Some 100 people, who had occupied land owned by state
housing company Perum Perumnas in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta,
refused to leave their homes because they had paid local
officials to allow them to stay.

Spokesman of the squatters Isrullah Mufti said at the City
Council on Monday that they had paid city police officers, plus
officials from subdistrict office and related agencies, Rp 4
million (US$488) to Rp 10 million to remain on the land.

"We don't have receipts because they didn't want to give us
any. If the council wants us to identify the officials, we'll do
so," he said.

The people occupied part of the 35,470 square meter (sq m)
site in Kebon Kosong subdistrict, Kemayoran. They had used the
land to build semi-permanent shops. Each person occupied some 30
sq m to 100 sq m of land.

Isrullah said that the officials had offered them the land for
purchase, although they knew that it was illegal. The reason the
people gave them money was that they wanted to do business there.

City public order officers demolished their property on June
25, a day after the Jakarta Administrative Court issued a decree
to delay the demolition.

Central Jakarta Mayor Petra Lumbun said that he received the
written decree at 4:30 p.m. on the day after demolition had been
completed. -- JP

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Power cut disrupts water supply

JAKARTA: A disruption to the electricity supply at Cawang
pumping station, which is managed by public company Perum Jasa
Tirta II (PJT II), has stopped the supply of raw water to the
Pejompongan water processing installation since 3 a.m. on Sunday.

The disruption has meant that several areas covered by the
installation -- Tebet, Menteng, Setiabudi, Sudirman, Thamrin,
Muara Karang, Muara Angke, Tomang, Tanjung Duren, Sawah Besar,
Mangga Dua and Mangga Besar -- have suffered from lack of water
supply.

Public relations manager of PALYJA, French partner to the
city-owned PT PAM Jaya, Maria Sidabutar said in a media release
on Monday that the company was currently coordinating with PJT II
and related institutions to restore electricity soon, to enable
Cawang pumping station to resume supplying raw water to the
Pejompongan facility. -- JP

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American tried for wife abuse

BOGOR: An American citizen, John William De Koning, 59, was
tried at Cibinong District Court on Monday on a charge of
physically abusing his wife.

During the trial, De Koning's lawyer, Thomas E Tampubolon,
demanded the court free his client because the charge was
groundless.

De Koning was reported by his wife Mulyo Widhiastuti Mulyoto
to the police for abusing her in their home in Bukit Sentul
residential estate, Sentul, Bogor, on Dec. 1, 2002, at around 1
p.m.

In her report, Mulyo said that De Koning abused her out of
jealousy and accused her of cheating on him. The verbal argument
ended with De Koning pushing Mulyo onto a couch and stepping on
her several times. Mulyo suffered bruises to most of her body and
was taken to the hospital.

Tampubolon said that the investigation into De Koning was
against Criminal Code procedures as the defendant had not been
accompanied by an interpreter.

The trial was adjourned to next Monday. -- JP