Anies Is Predicted Not To Execute The Supreme Court's Decision Issuing H Island Reclamation Permit

Deputy Chairperson of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, M. Taufik and Anies Baswedan (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Supreme Court (MA) issued a decision ordering the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan to reissue the permit for the reclamation of Island H on the coast of Jakarta.

This refers to the Supreme Court's decision which granted the petition for a judicial review (PK) with the applicant PT Taman Harapan Indah as the developer of Island H.

However, it is predicted that Anies will not issue a reclamation permit for Island H, said a public policy observer from Trisakti University, Trubus Rahadiansyah. This is because Anies once promised to stop reclamation during the 2017 DKI gubernatorial election campaign.

"In my opinion, I will not issue a reclamation permit. Pak Anies doesn't want to lose his commitment to not being pro against reclamation, and there are many supporters," Trubus told VOI, Monday, September 6.

Because he wants to keep his promise until his term in the capital city ends, Anies is also predicted to file another legal challenge after the DKI Provincial Government receives a copy of the Supreme Court's decision.

"I'm sure he will file a lawsuit again. In other words, he will not give up. The problem is that this is a gamble on his image," said Trubus.

Although legally the issuance of the Island H reclamation permit is valid, Trubus views Anies will continue to find other ways so that he does not issue the permit while he is in charge.

"In my opinion, Anies will continue to fight until his term of office expires. After he is no longer in office, it's up to what the next governor wants to do. This assumption can be made," he said.

For information, the lawsuit for the reclamation permit began when Anies revoked 13 island reclamation permits on September 6, 2018, one of which was Island H. PT Taman Harapan sued for the revocation of the reclamation permit for Island H to the PTUN on February 18, 2019. PTUN won the developer's lawsuit.

Anies again fought back by filing an appeal to the PTTUN. PTTUN decided to continue to cancel the decree on the revocation of the reclamation permit for Island H and required Anies to revoke the decree. However, PTTUN did not order Anies to extend the reclamation permit for Island H.

Therefore, Anies and PT Taman Harapan Indah as developers have both filed an appeal to the Supreme Court. The legal process continued, until the Supreme Court finally decided to grant the appeal filed by Anies.

Continuing, PT Taman Harapan Indah submitted a review (PK) to the Supreme Court. Until finally, the PK was granted by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court returned the decision in accordance with the appeal decision which ordered Anies to issue a reclamation permit for Island H.

"Regarding the judicial review, Cancel Judex Juris, Retrial, Reject Lawsuit (CF.JF.PT)," the verdict was quoted as saying from the Supreme Court's website.

Judex juris which was canceled in this case was the decision at the previous Supreme Court level, namely Cassation, which won Anies' side. Case number 84 PK/TUN/2021 was touched by the chairman of the Supandi assembly with members of the assembly Yulius and Yosran. The substitute clerk is Teguh Satya Bhakti.

Responding to this, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria admitted that Anies had not yet determined the steps to respond to the decision. This is because the DKI Provincial Government has not yet received an official copy of the Supreme Court's decision. After the verdict is received, the DKI Legal Bureau will still study it.

"After we receive it, we read it, we discuss it, and we will act. We study it, later the Legal Bureau will submit its input. There is a mechanism for existing legal rules, yes, we will wait for the results," said Riza on Friday, September 3.