A Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) senior politician condemned on Wednesday a Jakarta government attempt to evict a cemetery in Koja, North Jakarta, which turned violent earlier in the day.
"The Koja chaos reflects development policies that do not respect local wisdom by taking shortcuts through violence," Hidayat Nur Wahid said on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
A clash broke out as local residents resisted public order officers’ eviction attempt. The angry people were seen throwing stones and wielding machetes during the clash.
The cemetery is believed to be the resting place of Habib Hasan bin Muhammad al Haddad, also known as Mbah Priok, a religious leader who was born in 1727.
The local administration says that the cemetery uses a plot of land belonging to state port operator PT Pelindo II, that plans to construct a canal and a freight terminal using the plot of land.
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