Cempaka Baru residents

Cempaka Baru residents

From Media Indonesia

Residents of the 001/04 neighborhood in Cempaka Baru, Central
Jakarta have complained about local officials who have threatened
13 families of their neighborhood to leave their premises since
the location will be used for a public project.

Actually, threats have often been voiced since 1995. It
started with a summons by the Central Jakarta mayor. The latest
and strongest-worded letter came from the Kemayoran subdistrict
head on Sept.4 ordering the residents to vacate their premises
within 7 x 24 hours, failing which the buildings would be pulled
down.

The letters received by the residents show a number of
inconsistencies:

1. Signatories have been either the mayor, the subdistrict head
or the 07 military district commander.

2. Compensation payment varies: Rp 1.4 million per square meter
according to the regional government, Rp 1 million according to
the other offices. There is no mention of compensation in the
subdistrict head's recent letter.

3. If the land is vacated for the public's interest, e.g. for a
greenbelt area, why are only those buildings pulled down, why not
the other buildings on Jl. Suprapto?

Some people say the land will be used not for the public's
interest but for the business of somebody living in the vicinity.

We would herewith appeal to the Jakarta governor to
investigate this case. We do not object to move from the area but
land compensation should be in line with the official rate of Rp
2.5 million per square meter as mentioned in the tax form for
land and buildings.

Cempaka Baru residents

Jakarta