No squatters in Dobo cemetery

No squatters in Dobo cemetery

JAKARTA (JP): The head of the city cemetery agency denies that 150 people are occupying the Dobo public cemetery in North Jakarta.

"There are no squatters in the cemetery," he was quoted by Antara as saying on Saturday.

Earlier reports said that 150 people have been living on the cemetery grounds since Jan. 8, when the city began removing bodies from the cemetery to clear the grounds for an upcoming project.

The removal of 28,300 plots is part of the government's plan to develop the 53,054-square-meter area.

The cemetery clearing project, which extends from the Dobo cemetery to Semper, also in North Jakarta, is scheduled for completion this month. (sur)