Land Dispute
Issues
Meruya Land Dispute
The dispute began in 1974 when Portanigra bought 44 hectares of land from Meruya Udik residents through a “coordinator” named Juhri bin Geni. In the same year, Juhri sold the land again to the city administration on the orders of the head of Kebon Jeruk district at that time. The city wanted to use the land to house people who had been evicted from locations used for the West Flood Canal.
Juhri, along with two other brokers — Yahya bin Geni and Mohammad Yatim Tugono — later were proven guilty by the West Jakarta District Court in 1985 and 1987 of counterfeiting ownership documents to resell the plots of land.
The legal battle spanned more than 10 years as Portanigra insisted that the residents certificates were counterfeit. In 1997, the West Jakarta District Court and the Jakarta High Court ruled in favor of the residents. Portanigra appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which in major reversal in 2001, ruled in favor of the developer. The developer prepared to take over the 44-hectare site in May 2007 but postponed the action following heated protests by the residents and the administration. Portanigra later filed a lawsuit against the administration. The disputed area is home to around 20,000 people and several city administration offices, houses and schools.
Life cycle at the issues :
5 stages of life cycles issues
Potential Status:
This stage consists of a defined phenomenon that has the potential to become an issue of concern. A trend can be referred to as a potential issue. in Meruya Land Dispute the case was started at 1974, PT Porta Nigra has bought a land from coordinator in Meruya about 44 hectares.
Imminent Status:
During this stage, an issue’s level of intensity increase gradually. The increase is mainly because of the stakeholders advancing the issue. In 1985 and 1987 the coordinator was proven guilty because of counterfeiting ownership documents to resell the plots of land.
Current Status:
The
Meruya Land Dispute
The dispute began in 1974 when Portanigra bought 44 hectares of land from Meruya Udik residents through a “coordinator” named Juhri bin Geni. In the same year, Juhri sold the land again to the city administration on the orders of the head of Kebon Jeruk district at that time. The city wanted to use the land to house people who had been evicted from locations used for the West Flood Canal.
Juhri, along with two other brokers — Yahya bin Geni and Mohammad Yatim Tugono — later were proven guilty by the West Jakarta District Court in 1985 and 1987 of counterfeiting ownership documents to resell the plots of land.
The legal battle spanned more than 10 years as Portanigra insisted that the residents certificates were counterfeit. In 1997, the West Jakarta District Court and the Jakarta High Court ruled in favor of the residents. Portanigra appealed the case to the Supreme Court, which in major reversal in 2001, ruled in favor of the developer. The developer prepared to take over the 44-hectare site in May 2007 but postponed the action following heated protests by the residents and the administration. Portanigra later filed a lawsuit against the administration. The disputed area is home to around 20,000 people and several city administration offices, houses and schools.
Life cycle at the issues :
5 stages of life cycles issues
Potential Status:
This stage consists of a defined phenomenon that has the potential to become an issue of concern. A trend can be referred to as a potential issue. in Meruya Land Dispute the case was started at 1974, PT Porta Nigra has bought a land from coordinator in Meruya about 44 hectares.
Imminent Status:
During this stage, an issue’s level of intensity increase gradually. The increase is mainly because of the stakeholders advancing the issue. In 1985 and 1987 the coordinator was proven guilty because of counterfeiting ownership documents to resell the plots of land.
Current Status:
The
References: Friday, 18 May, 2007 | 10:35 WIB TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta: The West Jakarta District Court can cancel the Supreme Court 's verdict regarding the ownership of disputed land in South Meruya, Jakarta Ulma Haryanto & Dofa Fasila | January 04, 2011 The West Jakarta administration says it is in danger of losing almost 34 hectares of land to a private developer, and with it 20 public facilities, including five schools.