TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The victims of the fire incident in Taman Kota, West Jakarta visited today the City Hall demanding Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan revoke the eviction notice in the area. They also called on Anies to scrap the relocation of the fire victims to the Rawa Buaya low-cost flats (Rusun).
“We asked the governor not to move us to rusun, we are against that. We will stay here,” said Subakir, a resident of Taman Kota at the City Hall, Central Jakarta, Friday, May 4.
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Taman Kota residents, Subakir said, had asked Anies Baswedan to fulfill his campaign promises. “During the campaign, he promised there would be no eviction, but we are evicted,” he noted.
Subakir recalled that before the fire occurred Anies had visited Taman Kota and the governor said the area would not be condemned. However, he mentioned, a condemnation notice was issued from Kembangan Sub-district, ordering the relocation of the fire victims to the flats.
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The notice was first issued on April 25, 2018, and the second was released on May 2. “If there is no decision made today, we are forced to move tomorrow,” said Subakir, one of the fire victims.
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