Building must be torn down: Court

Building must be torn down: Court

BOGOR (JP): The Supreme Court has ordered the immediate
demolition of a three-story building on Jl. Baru-Kedungbadak in
Tanah Sareal and upheld a Bogor resident's claim that it was
erected illegally.

The head of Bogor District Court, Arsad Sanusi, said that
private developer PT Bangun Adigraha constructed the building,
which has a floor space of 20,000 square meters and is located on
a 57,905-square-meter plot.

The company leased the building to Mega M shopping center of
Matahari group, despite an ongoing dispute between the developer
and the landowner, Usnianingsih, he said Tuesday.

Usnianingsih's court victory means that she has been deemed
the legal owner of the land, he said.

The developer has lodged several documents with the court to
reinforce its request for the demolition to be postponed.

"But the Supreme Court has learned that the documents are fake
and ordered the local court to enforce the order immediately."

Bogor District Court will oversee the bulldozing of the
building which would have cost billions of rupiah to build, he
said.

"But we're still looking for a win-win solution (for both
parties) and an appropriate use for the building.

"We are trying to find ways in which both parties could come
to an amicable agreement. The solution could vary, maybe the land
owner could buy the building, or the developer could purchase the
land."

Arsad said the two parties met on Nov. 18 and would meet again
on Dec. 8 to further discuss the fate of the disputed building
and the land.

But it seems that Usnianingsih does not want the building on
her land.

Her lawyer, Sofyan Syarif, admitted that Arsad had urged his
client to resolve the matter peacefully but "we want the Supreme
Court's order to be executed soon".

Executives of PT Bangun Adigraha could not be reached for
comment yesterday.

A spokesman for Matahari, Rudy Sumampouw, refused to provide
details about the contracts.

"It's true that we're going to hire it but I have no authority
to disclose details of the contract because we have another
section handling the matter," he said. (24/bsr)