Sutiyoso gives up fight over Senayan

Sutiyoso gives up fight over Senayan

JAKARTA: Governor Sutiyoso said on Friday he would not
continue his struggle to take the Bung Karno Sports Complex in
Senayan, Central Jakarta, and the ex-Kemayoran Airport lands from
the control of the state secretary.

"I am already tired of the issue. Although existing law
authorizes the city administration to control them (the
properties), the central government is reluctant to give them up
to us," he said.

Sutiyoso was referring to Law No. 34/1999 on Jakarta as the
special capital administration, which authorizes the city
administration to take over several facilities still controlled
by the central government, such as the Bung Karno Sports Complex
and ex-Kamayoran Airport land.

The State Secretariat, however, is reluctant to hand them over
to the city administration as they consider them valuable
properties.

The city is also eying other lucrative places still under the
control of the central government including toll roads and the
Tanjung Priok port in North Jakarta. --JP