Demolition at BSD done on wrong site

Demolition at BSD done on wrong site

TANGERANG (JP): Demolition work on a 2.5-hectare plot of
disputed land at the Bumi Serpong Damai housing complex, which
led to a clash between security guards and officers of the
Tangerang District Court on Saturday, was undertaken on the wrong
site, an official said on Wednesday.

Arief Setyabudi Cany, head of the Tangerang office of the
National Land Agency (BPN), said that BPN officers remeasuring
the disputed land on Wednesday discovered the error. The disputed
plot is claimed by the housing complex and Rusli Wahyudi, a
resident of South Jakarta.

Arief said that the land was remeasured at the request of the
district court, in order to verify the exact location of the
plot.

"The remeasuring was 95 percent accurate so that there is no
need for the parties involved in the dispute to worry," he said.

Arief stated that he is not involved in the court case over
the disputed land.

Four security guards of the housing complex were questioned by
the police for their alleged involvement in the torture of an
intelligence officer, identified as Muhasan, of the local
military district after last week's clash.

The conflict began when the security guards tried to stop
three bulldozers, which were deployed by court orders to remove
trees and a wall in the Griya Loka section of the housing
complex. The bulldozer was escorted by soldiers and police
officers.

The bulldozers retreated after the security guards began to
throw stones at the machines.

Residents of the housing complex showed relief after they
learned that their houses were not located on the disputed land.
The court had sent notification letters to the inhabitants to
vacate the site before today's court scheduled demolition of the
land.

"We feel like we are being terrorized, because the court sent
us letters without clearly mentioning who the notifications were
meant for. I suggest if it's not yet clear which site is in
dispute, please don't terrorize us," Mrs. Jemi, a resident, said.

Prosecutor Ansyori Thoyib apologized for any inconvenience the
residents' may have suffered because of the court's
notifications.

However, BSD's lawyer, Thomas, said that the management of the
housing complex was now calculating material losses caused by the
case and would pursue a legal suit.

It was reported earlier that Rusli claims that he bought the
land from its owner, identified as The Kim Tien, who died before
documents for the land deal were completed.

BSD spokesman Doni Rahajoe strongly denied this claim, saying
that his company's shareholders, PT Supra Veritas and PT Simas
Tunggal Center, bought the land from The's heirs, identified as
The Men Nio, The Tan Nio and The On. (41/emf)