Eviction victims seek compensation

Eviction victims seek compensation

BEKASI: At least 300 residents of Jatiwarna, Jatiasih,
Jatimekar and Jakamulya subdistricts in Bekasi, West Java, held a
joint prayer from Thursday night to early Friday morning for
eviction victims, who lost their homes because of the ongoing
construction of the Jakarta Outer Ring Road (JORR) project.

The prayer was meant to send a message to officials involved
in the project to compensate the eviction victims, who have not
received a single penny for their land.

"We pray that the officials of PT Jasa Marga and the Ministry
of Public Works, who oversee the project, will pay us
compensation for our land," said Awing Asmawi, coordinator of the
joint prayer.

Awing said that Bekasi Mayor Akhmad Zurfaih issued a letter on
May 21 last year, asking Jasa Marga to pay between Rp 1.2 million
and Rp 1.35 million per square meter to people affected by the
project. --JP