Anies Was Also Blamed For The IMB Of The Red Land Area After The Pertamina Depot Fire, NasDem: He Just Continued Pak Jokowi

Former Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan. (Photo via Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

Chairman of the Regional Leadership Council (DPW) of the DKI Jakarta NasDem Party, Nurcahyo, defended Anies Baswedan regarding the polemic of residential areas of Tanah Merah affected by the Pertamina Plumpang Depot fire, North Jakarta. Anies was blamed by PDIP and PSI for granting permission to build a temporary building (IMB) area in Tanah Merah. In fact, the land in the settlement is still in dispute with Pertamina. Nurcahyo emphasized that Anies' decision to issue an IMB in the area there also continued Joko Widodo's policy when he was still the previous governor of DKI. When he was still leading DKI, Jokowi issued an ID card for residents who occupied Tanah Merah with the aim of making it easier for them to take care of population administration such as birth certificates and other documents. "What has issued the permit is the IMB Area. I think it is the right step because he (Anies) only continues what Pak Jokowi has done as the Governor of DKI, his predecessor by issuing an ID card," Nurcahyo told reporters, Wednesday, March 8. Nurcahyo emphasized that the issuance of the IMB area in Tanah Merah aims to ensure that residents can get basic rights such as clean water to road repairs. "The KTP from Jokowi, Anies' IMB, is a sign of the supervision of the governor of DKI in the context of the interests of the people. Don't be a polemic so that you don't seem empathetic to those affected by the disaster," he said. Moreover, he continued, the residents of Tanah Merah had also settled in the location for decades. They also had time to take legal action against Pertamina in a land dispute case. "The fact is that they have lived there for decades. If the area is prohibited for them, it should be easy to make them leave. In fact, they haven't. BPN also never issued a certificate," said Nurcahyo. For information, the fire at Pertamina Plumpang Depot hit on Friday, March 3 at 20.11 WIB. The Pertamina gasoline pipe fire spread to a residence in Rawabadak Selatan Village, Koja District, North Jakarta. At first, residents smelled strong gas about 30 minutes before the fire broke out. There was no warning from Pertamina regarding the condition. After that, the first explosion occurred. The fire spread to the settlements. Residents panicked and tried to save themselves. The fire was only extinguished on Saturday, March 4 at 02.19 WIB.