Fishermen to sue North Jakarta

Fishermen to sue North Jakarta

JAKARTA: Evicted fishermen from Muara Angke in North Jakarta
filed a lawsuit on Monday at the Jakarta State Administrative
Court against the Penjaringan district and North Jakarta
municipality offices.

The fishermen accused the two offices of violating Article 3
of Law No. 51/1960 on land use.

The article gives the right to clear land from buildings
erected without the city administration's consent to the
governor.

Therefore, the fishermen argued, the North Jakarta mayor and
Penjaringan district chief had no right to evict the fishermen
last Oct. 22.

The fishermen also stated that the eviction process was a
violation of Articles 31 and 40 of Law No. 39/1999 on human
rights, which stipulates that every citizen has the right to
shelter and to earn a decent living, and that nobody has the
right to destroy the shelters of others.

The first hearing will be on Dec. 23. The fishermen will be
represented by Jakarta Legal Aid Institute (LBH Jakarta) and
People's Legal Aid Institute (LBH Rakyat). -- JP