The Follow-up Session Of The Pademangan Citizens' Lawsuit Presents Expert Witnesses From UI

Follow-up Session Of Pademangan Residents' Lawsuit Presents Expert Witnesses From UI/ Photo: ISt

JAKARTA - The follow-up trial for the cancellation of the Certificate of Rights (SHP) NO 477 on behalf of the owner of the Ministry of Defense (Kemhan) is still rolling at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) with the agenda of proof on Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

The panel of judges, Juliant Prajaghupa, who presided over the trial, also told the defendant and the plaintiff whether there was additional evidence, but they answered no.

However, the attorney for 42 residents of MMD Pademangan, Subali, said that his party was ready to present expert witnesses from the University of Indonesia (UI) at the next trial.

Meanwhile, regarding the circulation of the shophouse emptying letter on December 31, Subali said that his party had made a letter of legal certainty protection to the Ministry of Defense and the Chief of Naval Staff (Kasal).

"Anticipasi saya sebagai kuasa hukum terhadap 42 warga telah mengirimkan surat perlindungan dan kepastian hukum kepada Kemhan, juga kepada Bapak Prabowo Subianto Presiden RI," kata Subali dalam keterangan yang diterima, Kamis, 20 November.

Subali said the letter had been sent by his party in October.

"The first letter yesterday, the October one, asked for legal certainty protection related to a letter from the inkopal which ordered residents. So that the Minister of Defense reprimanded the inkopal. So that the Minister of Defense reprimanded the Minister of Defense, there was no information from the Minister of Defense, it was still in the legal bureau," he said.

Meanwhile, the second letter, continued Subali, was a request for mediation related to the letter given through the attorney of the Minister of Defense. However, the letter has not been confirmed.

Subali said that his party would again write to the Minister of Defense.

"We will write a letter requesting an audience to underlie our letters that have not been followed up from the Minister of Defense," he said.

Meanwhile, the lawsuit to the Jakarta Administrative Court began when 42 residents bought a shophouse in 1997 with the Sale and Purchase Binding Agreement (PPJB) to PT Wisma Benhil (WB). However, over time, suddenly in 2001, the North Jakarta BPN issued SHP Number 477.

The issuance of the SHP then worried the residents of the shophouse owners. In fact, after the shop owner signed the PPJB, PT WB promised to issue a Build Use Rights Certificate (SHGB). However, until now, the SHGB has not been issued.

The shophouse is currently managed by cooperatives in one of the institutions. Shophouse owners are also required to pay an extension rental with an unreasonable value of Rp. 300 million per year, but get a 50 percent discount, so they only pay Rp. 150 million.

Previously, it was reported that a number of residents who owned the Marinatama Mangga Dua (MMD) shop complained about a number of interventions from shophouse managers related to the ongoing lawsuit process at the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN).

Representative of the residents of MMD, Wisnu Hadi Kusuma, complained that all residents who sued received a letter of coercion on the emptying of the shophouse after the trial related to the request for the cancellation of the Right to Use Certificate (SHP) and clarity on the Building Use Rights Certificate (SHGB) at the Jakarta Administrative Court.

"In this trial process, Inkopal and the manager should not send a letter of forced emptying," said Wisnu after the trial at the Jakarta Administrative Court, Cakung, East Jakarta, last Wednesday, October 29, 2025.