Muhammadiyah opposes land decree

Muhammadiyah opposes land decree

JAKARTA: Muhammadiyah lent support on Monday to mounting calls
for the government to revoke the new presidential regulation that
allows authorities to acquire private land without a deal being
reached with its owner.

"Presidential Regulation No. 5/2005 should be revoked,"
Muhammadiyah leader Din Syamsuddin was quoted as saying in a
press statement.

The statement was released by the People's Coalition to Reject
Eviction including the Urban Poor Consortium (UPC) and the
Network for Jakarta City Poor People, after their members were
received by Din at the Muhammadiyah headquarters in Central
Jakarta.

"Muhammadiyah, which is committed to defending the people's
rights, gives full support to efforts to annul the regulation.
The government should not be allowed to make the people suffer,"
Din said.

Many non-governmental organizations and individuals have
expressed concern over the land decree. --JP