Pak Anies, Menteng Residents In Not Accept Their Homes Are Evicted

Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan (DOK Public Relations of DKI Pemprov)

JAKARTA - Jakarta Satpol PP evicted residential areas in RT 001 RW 001 Menteng Dalam Kelurahan, Tebet, South Jakarta.

According to the plan, the land for evictions will be carried out by dredging the mud in the Kali Baru channel, as well as arranging sidewalks. The resident whose house was on Tuesday, March 30th.

Husein, one of the affected residents, considered the reason for the eviction carried out by DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan 's subordinates because of the floods was absurd.

"In fact, the area has never been inundated or flooded when it rains in light or heavy intensity," said Husein in a written statement received by VOI, Thursday, April 1.

In addition, according to Husein, the desire of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to evict residents is ridiculous, because BPN was not involved in taking measurements.

"There has never been a measurement of the boundary that will be displaced by the local government," he said.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Indonesian Legal Aid and Human Rights Association (PBHI) Jakarta, Sabar Hutahaen, who accompanied residents affected by the evictions, said the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's steps were wrong.

This is because the residents of Menteng Dalam have occupied the land and buildings they live in since 1937. He said, residents have a sale and purchase letter (SPJB) and also regularly pay PBB.

"It is suspected that there are illicit interests related to the eviction case that will be carried out by the local government in Menteng in this regard," he said.

Because of that, Sabar demanded Anies to stop the forced evictions which he deemed violated human rights. He also asked Komnas HAM and the Indonesian Ombudsman to intervene.

Previously, the South Jakarta Civil Service Police Unit, assisted by joint officers, evicted dozens of kiosks located on the edge of the Kali Baru channel on Jalan Soepomo, Menteng Dalam Village, Tebet, South Jakarta.

"This activity is to safeguard local government assets, especially those belonging to the Water Resources Service," said Head of South Jakarta Satpol PP Ujang Harmawan in Tebet, South Jakarta.

According to him, the land is an asset belonging to the DKI Provincial Government, namely the Water Resources Service, while the stalls that stand on it do not have certificates.

Before evicting, the kiosk owner had been given three warning letters, namely March 12, March 22, and March 24, 2021 to immediately vacate the land. The socialization, he said, was also carried out at the local urban village office regarding the control.

During the demolition, a number of kiosk residents refused to be evicted, but the officers ended up controlling the kiosk using heavy equipment such as dozers. Two heavy equipment were deployed to level the building with the help of dozens of trucks to transport debris.