PT Jamsostek denies it occupies land illegally

PT Jamsostek denies it occupies land illegally

JAKARTA (JP): State-owned social security insurance company PT
Jamsostek has denied allegations that it is illegally
occupying land on Jl. Gatot Subroto, South Jakarta, where its
two-tower project is being built.

"We have legal certificates issued by the National Land Agency
in 1990 on the 3,226-square-meter plot and hold official permits
issued by the city administration in 1996 for the construction of
the towers," Ackmal Husen, the company's finance director, told
The Jakarta Post after attending a labor export seminar on
Wednesday.

Adriana Siegers, who claims to own the land, filed a lawsuit
recently at the Jakarta High Court against Abdillah Nusi, the
company's president, for allegedly occupying the land illegally.

She first filed suit at the South Jakarta District Court in
1994, but the case was turned down.

Ackmal said that Adriana could not sue Nusi over the 1990 case
because he was not appointed to his post until 1994. "Moreover,
we have authentic evidence that the land belongs to the company,"
he said.

He said the state-owned company bought the land from PT Lippo
Profi, the land's original owner, for the construction of the two
towers.

Soepriadi, PT Jamsostek's lawyer, said he was prepared to
defend his client in the high court. The case is presently being
processed by the Jakarta Prosecutor's Office. (rms)