Rp 1 billion house demolished

Rp 1 billion house demolished

JAKARTA (JP): The Bogor administration started demolishing a Rp 1 billion (US$454,338) house on Thursday on Jl. Terusan Bukit Tunggul due to the lack of a building permit.

The demolition began after the house owner, Mrs. Aminah Toriq, failed to arrange the demolition herself even though she had frequently assured the administration that she would do so.

Antara news agency reported that the Bogor public works office had issued three warning letters to Mrs. Toriq but they were ignored.

The agency reported that Mrs. Toriq also tried to contact some of the Bogor administration's influential officials to back her up but her attempt fell on deaf ears.

However, the officers managed to demolish only the main gate of the house because of a lack of adequate equipment. The house stands on 2,000 square meters of land. (mas)