Two witnesses who are victims of the eviction petition presented by the Case 50/PUU-X/2012, Tuesday (14/8). Petitioner presented two witnesses, namely Sutinah and Usup. In his statement, Sutinah and Usup claimed had been harmed by the evictions carried out by the provincial government (provincial government) and the developer.

Judicial review of Act 2/2012 on Land Procurement for Development for the Public Interest was filed by the Indonesian Human Rights Committee for Social Justice (IHCS), Indonesia Peasant Union (ISU), Yayasan Bina Desa Sadajiwa (Bina Desa) et al. The applicant considers the implementation of land acquisition for public purposes should be noticed that the balance between development interests and public interests. However, the definition of development interests and public interests in the Land Acquisition Act does not clearly and expressly describe.

To strengthen their argument, the Petitioner at the hearing that was held in the fourth plenary session of the Constitutional Court presented two witnesses. Both, Sutinah and Usup, said the eviction and land acquisition for the project "public interest" has been detrimental to them directly or not.

Sutinah revealed that he was evicted in coastal areas Parangtritis, Bantul, Yogyakarta in 2007. Telling the chronology of eviction, said Regent of Bantul Sutinah at that time (2006) Idham Samawi collect Parang Kusumo coastal residents and the surrounding shanties, while informing you that the slum shanties on the beach would be removed to set up and will be replaced permanently los. "But change is not met until now and finally broke down. In 2007 there were 90 families evicted. He said for the mega project. Parangtritis not contrived second Bali. We say please do not remove people from their rights," said Sutinah.

The existence of evictions, according to Sutinah was the impact on women around the coastal areas of Parangtritis. The women who had been selling around the beach with peddle his wares to the tourists; the eviction had to switch jobs after working as scavengers cleaning up wreckage. "The impact to the women is declining economy, declining income. Though the daily income is more severe because of the place to find the fortune has been removed by the Provincial Government of Bantul," said Sutinah.

Sutinah also revealed that there is unequal treatment of evictees who have ID cards with the not Bantul. For citizens who are victims of eviction and have ID cards Bantul, the city of Bantul to provide relocation sites for each family. Even so, a replacement kiosk provided only measuring about 4x3 square feet to be occupied by nine to ten family members. And those who do not have ID cards as Sutinah Bantul, Bantul Pemrov not provide relocation.

While the witness other applicant, Usup revealed that his efforts in making a living were disrupted by the Port development project owned by PT Pelindo II Kalibaru in coastal marine Jakarta. Usup the traditional fishermen who are also citizens of Kalibaru, Cilincing, North Jakarta who daily work to find fish in the waters around Kalibaru-Cilincing-Marunda.

"I am very disturbed by the project belongs to PT Port Kalibaru Palindo II. We are a small fishing boat cannot go in there, the boat we had going around to Marunda as in situ (Kalibaru) there are big ships. If the first one to fish can be 15 pounds of fish a day, now just be five pounds a day," explained Usup tell losses suffered due to seaport construction projects Kalibaru which incidentally is the project to the public interest.

Usup also revealed that the project cause pollution and trash accumulate in coastal areas Kalibaru that his efforts to get the fish more difficult. Indirect impacts experienced by neighbors who have children who are in school. Because of declining income, the neighborhood children Usup be removed from school because the school could not afford anymore.

Both Sutinah and Usup say they are not "new man" in the area where those affected live eviction. Although Sutinah not have ID cards Bantul, he had lived there for 12 years. While Usup admitted as a child he lived in the Kalibaru, Cilincing and has a local ID card. (Yusti Nurul Agustin / mh/Yazid.tr)