The Historical Wall Of The Kartasura Palace Was Broken Down By A Group Of People To Build Boarding Houses

One of the historical milestones on the island of Java is the Kartasura Palace. The palace, which was founded by Amangkurat II, was the city of the Sultanate of Mataram in 1680–1745, after the Plered Palace/ Photo: Doc. Central Java Police

SUKOHARJO - One of the historical milestones on the island of Java is the Kartasura Palace. The palace, which was founded by Amangkurat II, was the city of the Sultanate of Mataram in 1680–1745, after the Plered Palace.

But unfortunately, the site of the remains of the great kingdom is currently being damaged by irresponsible people. The residents of Pucangan Kartasura, with the initials MKB (45) were desperate to dismantle the walls of the Kartasura palace with the excuse of wanting to build boarding houses.

Regarding the incident, the Head of Humas for the Central Java Police, Kombes Pol. M Iqbal Alqudusy, confirmed the incident and said that the police had visited the crime scene and coordinated with the relevant agencies.

"That's right. The fort that was demolished is the Kartasura Palace Fort on the west side which is addressed to Krapyak RT 02/10 Kartasura Village, Kartasura District, Sukoharjo Regency," said Kombes Iqbal in a written statement, Friday, April 22.

The demolition of the palace walls was carried out using an excavator with the excuse of making access to trucks transporting materials.

Regarding the details of the incident, Sukoharjo Police Chief AKBP Wahyu Nugroho Setyawan explained that the incident began around March 2022 when MKB bought 682 M2 of land for Rp. 850 million from a Lampung resident.

On Monday, April 18, 2022, said the Head of Police, MKB began to clear the land.

"And on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at around 15.30 WIB, the demolition of the western fort of the Kartasura Palace was carried out with a length of 6.4 meters, a width of 2 meters and a height of 3.25 meters using a beko/escavator belonging to brother NG (initials)," he detailed.

The incident, continued the Police Chief, was known to the Head of Culture of the Sukoharjo Regency Government on Friday morning, April 22.

The district government then conducts checks and coordinates with the police regarding the vandalism incident.

"The Criminal Investigation Team and INAFIS assisted by the Kartasura Police Criminal Investigation Unit immediately rushed to the scene of the incident," said the Chief of Police.

In this regard, he added, the Sukoharjo Police have recorded six witnesses to the incident and carried out a case title.

"The authority for the investigation lies with the Civil Servant Investigator (PPNS). Then we will delegate the case to the Cultural Conservation Preservation Center," explained the Police Chief.