Office Becomes A Place Of Worship: The Palsigunung Church In Ciracas, Which Was Sealed, Finally Opened

Office buildings sealed by the government/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The opening of the seal carried out by the East Jakarta Spatial Planning Cipta Karya Sub-district (Citata) against the Palsigunung Church on Jalan Asem, RT 03/07, Kelapa Dua Wetan, Ciracas District, East Jakarta has not been able to activate its function as a place of worship. The head of the Ma'arif Fuadi Religious Harmony Forum (FKUB) confirmed the existence of this information. According to him, the opening of the church seal with one agreement that after it was opened to be cleaned but not used as a place of worship, because indeed this is not a place of worship. "So the designation of this building, this IMB is for office but is then used as a place of worship, then by Citata it is then sealed," he told reporters, Tuesday, June 27. This building can be used for places of worship if it has met the requirements stipulated in the joint regulation of Menagi and the Minister of Home Affairs no. 9 of 2006. Then the governor of DKI no 83 of 2012 concerning procedures for granting approval for the construction of houses of worship.

"We have to take care of permits. As long as the permit has been completed, this place can later be used as a church or place of worship. In our country there are such rules, we must carry out such rules," he said. Previously, this Palsigunung house of worship had gone viral on social media and received a number of criticisms from netizens. This building was sealed by the East Jakarta Citata Sub-Department for reasons for incomplete licensing. Then because it was viral and there was a meeting, the seal was then reopened. However, the building has not been able to function.