Mayor summons mosque owner

JAKARTA: North Jakarta Mayor Effendi Anas will summon the owner of the Baiturrahman Mosque in Koja, North Jakarta, following the collapse of its 50-meter minaret on Wednesday.

Detikcom reported on Friday that the mayor would ask the management of the Nurul Hidayah Al Bahar Foundation on Dec. 27 to evaluate the continuation of the construction of the mosque, particularly since it has no building license.

Four people died and several others were injured when the minaret of the mosque collapsed on Wednesday.

City police are investigating why the minaret, which the workers were working on, suddenly collapsed. --JP