Disagreeing With Anies' Attitude, Gerindra Alleges That The Appeal Of The Mampang River Is Only Because Of Prestige

JAKARTA - Member of the Gerindra faction of the DKI DPRD, Syarif, admitted that he also disagreed with the attitude of the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, who filed an appeal against the decision of the Mampang River dredging lawsuit.

The secretary of Commission D for the Development of the DKI DPRD suspects that the legal steps taken by Anies to continue this case were carried out only because of prestige issues. Anies is considered not to want to be defeated by the plaintiff, namely a resident of the Mampang River flood victim.

In fact, said Syarif, the DKI Provincial Government already has a budget to carry out the PTUN decision. Currently, the dredging has been carried out.

"It's been done, and the funds are there. What you're looking for is right and wrong. Then on top of right and wrong there's prestige. (Anies feels) 'I lost, here'. No, no," said Syarif when met at City Hall DKI, Wednesday, March 9th.

When the PTUN verdict was issued some time ago, in which Anies was sentenced to dredge to completely dredge the Mampang River and build sheet piles along the river, Syarif also admitted that he had personally advised Anies not to file an appeal. However, it turned out that Anies did not follow the advice.

"I once communicated with the governor, suggesting not to appeal. Because if the appeal becomes uncertain. What is this actually that you are looking for? Completion of work or looking for what is wrong or what is right?" he said.

However, the Deputy Chairperson of the Gerindra DKI DPD is sure that the appeal step taken is not entirely Anies' decision. Maybe, said Syarif, his staff asked Anies to continue the case.

"This possibility is not the decision of Anies, but the provincial government. The governor asked for a different opinion. One institution said an appeal was needed. Yes, please," explained Syarif.

For information, Anies filed an appeal against the case number 205/G/TF/2021/PTUN.JKT on Sealsa, March 8, 2022. This case was sued by residents of the Mampang River flood victims in August 2021.

Until finally, the PTUN issued a decision that sentenced Anies to dredging the Mampang River all the way to the Pondok Jaya area, which has not yet been completed. In addition, Anies also had to build sheet piles on the river around Pela Mampang Village.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Legal Bureau, Yayan Yuhanah, explained that Anies filed an appeal because he considered the judges' considerations in issuing a decision related to the dredging of the Mampang River to be inaccurate.

"We are submitting an appeal because in some cases there are considerations of the PTUN panel of judges which in our opinion are not very careful, so they need to be reviewed in the appeal process," Yayan said in a short message.

According to Yayan, the PTUN panel of judges, in their decision, one of them did not consider the dredging work of the Mampang River, which was partly done by the DKI Provincial Government before the decision was issued.

"What needs to be reviewed is, among other things, looking at the documents that we have submitted regarding the implementation of river dredging in several locations that have been completed and other flood management activities that have not been considered by the PTUN judges.