JAKARTA. Two politicians of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Monday visited residents of Mangga Besar in West Jakarta, who have been worried about their potential eviction by the Jakarta Administration. Jakarta City Council Speaker Prasetyo Edi Masdudi and House of Representative member Arif Wibowo spoke to the residents and listened to their concerns regarding the eviction. “This house was built before I was born in 1963. How could they want to evict [me from] the house,” a resident told the politicians from the PDI-P, which was considering to nominate incumbent Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.
PDI-P politicians reject evictions in West Jakarta
JAKARTA. Two politicians of the Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) on Monday visited residents of Mangga Besar in West Jakarta, who have been worried about their potential eviction by the Jakarta Administration. Jakarta City Council Speaker Prasetyo Edi Masdudi and House of Representative member Arif Wibowo spoke to the residents and listened to their concerns regarding the eviction. “This house was built before I was born in 1963. How could they want to evict [me from] the house,” a resident told the politicians from the PDI-P, which was considering to nominate incumbent Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama.