Bekasi City Government Targets November 2023 To Pay IDR 19 Billion For Land Compensation For SDN Bantargebang

JABAR - The Bekasi City Government (Pemkot) targets the payment of land compensation for SDN Bantargebang III-V to the heirs in November 2023 to avoid polemics over the ownership of the educational facility.

Bekasi Mayor Tri Adhianto Tjahjono said the local government (Pemda) had allocated a budget for the payment of compensation for the three schools.

"But God willing, as soon as possible, we have also budgeted for the 2023 APBD," he said in Bekasi, Thursday, August 31, which was confiscated by Antara.

The Bekasi City Government, he continued, will soon make direct payments for the three schools belonging to the heirs of HM Hasanuddin Karim in November 2023.

He admitted that the compensation for this land followed up on the polemic regarding the obligation to pay from the Bekasi City Government to the heirs so that the school sealing incident would be completed immediately.

The three schools, namely SDN Bantargebang III, IV, and V. Two schools were sealed, namely SDN Bantargebang IV and V. "We will pay soon. Hopefully this November it will be paid," said Tri.

Meanwhile, the Attorney for Waris Expert Andri Sihombing said that the total compensation money that must be paid by the Bekasi City Government was Rp. 19 billion.

"Rp19 billion, approximately compensation, the obligations are the Mayor of Bekasi," he said.

Andri explained that the compensation of Rp. 19 billion was based on a calculation of the three school units that stood on the heirs' land.

"With details of SDN Bantargebang III covering an area of 500 square meters, SDN Bantargebang IV 1,900 square meters, and SDN V covering an area of 1,000 square meters," he said.