TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo, or Jokowi, has admitted that he has approached a number of advocates to assist him in strengthening the Jakarta province’s legal bureau. These advocates are hoped to be able to help protect Jakarta’s assets.
The province’s legal bureau has been encountering a number of legal issues and accusations such as the dispute over the former West Jakarta mayor’s office with Sawerigading Foundation, the dispute in West Meruya with private developer Portanigra, and conflict over the land for the Ria Rio Reservoir with former vice president Adam Malik’s heirs.
"Actually, it’s not that the legal bureau is weak, it’s just that there are many problems. Some win, some lose, that’s normal," said Jokowi.
ISTMAN MP