No Right Way for the Jakarta Reclamation

The government and Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama should take advantage of the Island G status quo to reexamine all the regulations concerning the reclamation of Jakarta Bay. The ruling will cause many problems if the Jakarta government does not immediately resolve this legal dispute.

Governor Basuki must immediately lodge an appeal against the ruling so the judicial process goes on to the Supreme Court. A binding decision must be forthcoming so there is legal certainty for Agung Podomoro, the owner of Island G, and for the people who bought land on it.