Losing A Lawsuit In MA, Anies Is Obliged To Extend The G Island Reclamation Permit

ILLUSTRATION / Supreme Court Building (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) issued a decision rejecting the request for reconsideration (PK) of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan regarding a lawsuit for extending the reclamation permit for Island G on the coast of Jakarta.

This decision was entered in the register with court case number 4 / P / FP / 2020 / PTUN.JKT which was knocked on November 26, 2020. This lawsuit was previously tried by the Jakarta PTUN.

"Decision, reject the PK," read the verdict listed on the official website of the Supreme Court, viewed on Thursday, December 10.

The verdict was finalized on November 26, 2020, with the replacement clerk Retno Nawangsih, judge 1 Yodi Martono Wahyunadi, judge 2 Hary Djatmiko, and judge 3 Supandi.

This means that currently Anies is obliged to extend the reclamation permit of Pulau G to developer PT Muara Wisesa Samudera.

Initially, PT Muara Wisesa Samudra had obtained permission to construct G Island reclamation when Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) was still the Governor of DKI. The permit is stipulated in the Decree of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Number 2238 of 2014.

Time passed, the leadership in DKI changed. Anies, who has served as governor, in 2018 revoked the permits of 13 reclamation islands. However, the dredging of the reclamation of four islands, one of which is G Island, has already been carried out.

Therefore, Anies issued building construction permits (IMB) to Islands C, D, and G. However, Anies changed the concept of using the location into a public space named Pantai Kita (C Island), Pantai Maju (D Island), and Pantai Bersama (Pulau Bersama) G).

However, this IMB cannot be used by the developer as a legal basis for continuing the reclamation. Given that 40 percent of the reclamation development for Island G is still underway, the developer intends to continue dredging the remaining 60 percent for commercial activities.

The period of the G Island reclamation permit ended and a lawsuit was filed with the State Administrative Court so that the permit could be extended. After going through several stages of the trial, PT Muara Wisesa Samudra's request was finally granted. Anies must extend the Governor's Decree which regulates the reclamation implementation permit for the company.

"It requires the respondent (Governor of DKI Jakarta Province) to issue a decision to extend the Pantai Bersama reclamation permit according to the applicant's request dated November 27, 2019," said the result of the verdict quoted on Wednesday, May 13.

At that time, Anies had not yet received the verdict. He then submitted a PK on the PTUN decision to the Supreme Court on October 15, 2020. The PK was registered with number 157 PK / FP / TUN / 2020 and distributed on November 2, 2020. Until finally, the Supreme Court again rejected Anies's request .