Council addresses buildings' function

Council addresses buildings' function

BEKASI: The Bekasi Council will evaluate its policy on
buildings used for certain activities without the necessary
permit, particularly houses and commercial premises used as
places of worship.

"It's not that we're intending to prevent people from
practicing their faith. We just want to overhaul policies on the
function of buildings and permits," secretary of Commission A for
administrative and legal affairs Aji Ngumboro said on Monday.

The hearing, to be held later this week, Aji said, was in
response to the recent violence resulting from the closure of a
Christian worship place in Jatimulya, arguing that a house should
not be converted into a church.

Aji said there were also commercial premises in the regency,
such as shopping malls, where part of the building was used for
religious activities. -- JP