Government eviction leaves 20 families homeless

Government eviction over houses on the disputed land at Jebres near Taman Cerdas on Thursday (10/11) left around 20 families homeless.

The dispute over the land near Taman Cerdas ended up evicting around 20 families from their houses without any place to go, forcing families to stay in available tents set on top of the remains of their houses or on the open road.

The disputed land is going to be used for Technopark expansion, but the land was not allocated for Technopark and was occupied by the residents that are still in the process to certificate their land. This, however, did not stop the government from evicting the residents.

“Many of us have tried to certificate our land, but the government made the process difficult for us to do so,” said Pujianto, one of the evicted resident, “They also ask for an unreasonable price for the certification that was supposed to be free”

One of the residents said that the government promised rooms in Rusunawa at Mojosongo on top of the compensation, but when checking the flat, they found out that the flat was already full. The government offers compensation, but the compensation is insufficient for the evicted residents

(Dion)