Djakarta Lloyd vs former staffers

JAKARTA (JP): Residents of PT Djakarta Lloyd housing complex on Jl. Hadiah, Jelambar, West Jakarta, protested yesterday an eviction order which the company handed them despite court rulings in the residents' favor.

In the eviction order, which was sent by the company to residents last week, the occupants were advised to accept compensation of between Rp 7 million and Rp 60 million and vacate their houses.

The dispute over the properties' rights began in late 1991 when the state-owned company decided to sell the company-owned houses to non-residents.

The plan was opposed by the occupants, initially comprised of 32 families of high-placed company officials, who had occupied the houses since 1965.

The families insisted on staying, claiming they had the right to do so based on a decree issued by the Minister of Finance in 1991. According to the decree, every state-owned company intending to sell its assets has to have the agreement of its employees, who must be given priority in the purchase of assets at 50 percent of the going market price.

The residents' representative G.P.H. Hehuwat told reporters that the present eviction order was sent a week after the company agreed to revoke its first order, which was abrogated by the appellate court.

"The company can refer this case to the High Court. It cannot just send this kind of order, which is contradictory to the court's decision," Hehuwat said.

Company officials were not available for comment. (01)