Reclamation Licence Revoked

TWO bangs of the gavel were greeted with rapturous applause and calls of 'praise be to God' as dozens of fishermen from North Jakarta cheered the decision handed down by the Jakarta State Administration Court (PTUN) on Tuesday last week. "This is victory for the people and fishermen," said Kuat, one of the plaintiffs in the case.

The presiding judge granted the suit filed by Kuat and four fishermen from Muara Angke, North Jakarta. The other plaintiffs were Gobang, Tri Sutrisno, Muhamad Tahir and Nur Saepudin. The five had challenged the legality of the permit issued by the Jakarta governor to Muara Wisesa Samudra, a subsidiary of Agung Podomoro Land, for the reclamation of Isle G.

June 7, 2016