House Commission III Furious After Bekasi Housing Developer Fails to Attend Prayer Room Dispute Hearing
House Commission III held a public hearing with parties involved in the Vasana and Neo Vasana housing estates in Bekasi Regency, West Java, regarding the dispute over religious worship facilities. Commission III Chairman Habiburokhman was furious that the housing developer failed to attend the hearing.
The hearing was held in the Commission III meeting room at Nusantara II, House of Representatives complex, Senayan, Jakarta, on Wednesday (18 February 2026). Habiburokhman initially greeted all parties present, including representatives of the housing estate residents.
He then drew attention to the developer’s absence, stating there would be consequences for the decision not to attend.
“We have summoned Hasana Damai Putra, but they did not deign to attend. There will certainly be consequences — we have the authority, and we will maximise that authority to serve the people,” Habiburokhman said at the opening of the hearing.
He described the developer as arrogant for ignoring Commission III’s summons, and affirmed that his side would prepare consequences for the non-attendance.
“If there are parties who feel as arrogant as Hasana Damai Putra, who do not consider a summons from the House of Representatives important, they must understand the consequences that await them. We will prepare those consequences,” he said.
He also urged representatives of the residents to present their key points concisely, noting that the hearing needed to conclude by 10.30am Western Indonesian Time due to a subsequent meeting with labour groups.
Previously, a number of residents from the Vasana and Neo Vasana housing estates in Bekasi Regency had held an audience with Commission III regarding worship facilities. The Commission requested that residents’ aspirations be accommodated.
Habiburokhman had personally chaired a public hearing on Thursday (23 October 2025) with the Bekasi Regent, Bekasi Police Chief, PT Hasana Damai Putra, and cluster representatives at the Commission III meeting room in the parliamentary complex, Senayan, Jakarta.
At that earlier hearing, Muslim cluster representative Ibnu Hasan said residents had been seeking prayer room facilities from the developer since 2022 but had received no response. He explained that residents had taken the initiative to purchase land outside the cluster perimeter to build a prayer room using their own funds and had written to the developer requesting access.
“However, the response at that time was still unfavourable, as we were not permitted to open access on security grounds,” he said.
Ibnu explained that his side had repeatedly attempted mediation with the developer and with other residents who opposed opening access. He argued that the prayer room was intended solely for Vasana and Neo Vasana residents, meaning security should remain intact.
“On the matter of security, for us Muslim residents it is a concern — there is no way we would open access carelessly from outside, because our families are inside. Logically, it makes no sense that we would disregard security,” he explained.