Disputed Sultan Hotel Now Seized by the State, Who is Pontjo Sutowo Who Refuses to Leave?

Sengketa Hotel Sultan yang Kini Disegel Milik Negara, Siapa Pontjo Sutowo yang Tolak Angkat Kaki?

The translated text in English while preserving HTML tags is: "Disputed Sultan Hotel, Now Sealed as State Property, Who is Pontjo Sutowo Who Refuses to Leave?"

"Dream - The leasehold rights of Hotel Sultan in the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) area of Jakarta have ended on September 29, 2023. The Gelora Bung Karno Complex Management Center (PPKGBK) declares that the land of Hotel Sultan now belongs to the state. Hotel Sultan is managed by PT Indobuildco, owned by Pontjo Sutowo. However, Pontjo has been reluctant to leave Hotel Sultan. The General Director of PPKGBK, Hadi Sulistiyo, stated that they have repeatedly made persuasive approaches to PT Indobuildco regarding the expiration of their building leasehold rights."

Disputed Sultan Hotel Now Seized by the State, Who is Pontjo Sutowo Who Refuses to Leave?

PPKGBK requested the management of Hotel Sultan to immediately vacate the land. However, their various efforts were unsuccessful. As a result, on Wednesday (October 4, 2023), PPKGBK placed a banner that affirmed the land of the hotel located in Block 15 is state property.

The banner reads, "This land is a state asset owned by the Government of the Republic of Indonesia based on the Management Plan (HPL) Number 1/Gelora on behalf of the State Secretariat cq PPKGBK, and has been declared valid by the Review Decision of the Supreme Court Number 276 PK/PDT/2011. There will also be security post controls related to the declaration of ownership or possession of state land, in this case from the Ministry of State Secretariat cq or qq PPKGBK," said Hadi quoted from Liputan6.com, Wednesday, October 4, 2203.

"So this land is legally and convincingly gone through various legal processes, it is state-owned land,"

Firm Hadi.

Meanwhile, the President Director of PPKGBK, Rakhmadi A Kusumo, stated that they came together with the police when installing banners. A total of 100 police officers were deployed to secure the evacuation of Hotel Sultan.

"PPKGBK has sent several letters to PT Indobuildco requesting the vacant land to be cleared as the building rights have expired. Today, we came here to remind that the deadline given has ended on September 29, 2023."

"ujar Rakhmadi." translates to "said Rakhmadi."

Who is the figure of Pontjo Sutowo?

Quoting from various sources, Pontjo Sutowo is the President Director of PT Indobuildco, which manages the Sultan Hotel. Born on August 17, 1950, he is the son of former President Director of Pertamina, Ibnu Sutowo. The Sutowo family is also known as the untouchable man during the New Order era, because Ibnu Sutowo was known by President Soeharto. Before venturing into the hotel industry, Pontjo first established a shipbuilding company named PT Adiguna Shipyard in 1970. He became the President Director at the age of 20.

Through PT Adiguna Shipyard, he can prove that Indonesia can make various types of ships. Starting from making small barges, he then made medium-sized ships. It is noted that until 1972, PT Adiguna Shipyard successfully made 500 tanker ships with a deadweight tonnage of 3,500 DWT. PT Adiguna Shipyard is also the first company to make fiberglass ships.

Then in 1980, Pontjo ventured into the hotel business, namely Hilton Hotel (now Sultan Hotel) which had been established since 1976. In 1982, Pontjo took over the entire management implementation because the hotel was facing problems.

"Hotel Sultan Buka Suara" translates to "Hotel Sultan Speaks Up" in English.

The legal representative of PT Indobuildco, Amir Syamsudin, said that he and the management of Hotel Sultan were surprised by the attitude of PPK GBK because on Monday, October 2, 2023, the owner of Indobuildco, Pontjo Sutowo, only met with Menko Polhukam Mahfud Md. Similarly, the legal representative of Indobuildco, Amir Syamsudin, and Hamdan Zoelva also only met with the legal representative of PPK GBK. Although there is no agreement yet, Amir said that the meeting implies hope towards a good resolution for both parties.

The legal team of PT Indobuildco, led by Amir Syamsudin and Hamdan Zoelva, then wrote a letter to Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud Md. In the letter with number 011/TKH-PTI/2023 dated October 3, 2023, PT Indobuildco, as the manager of Hotel Sultan, requested legal protection from the Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs. PT Indobuildco also hoped that the Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs would instruct the PPKGBK to postpone or stop those actions.

In the letter, it is conveyed that PT Indobuildco still has the right to manage the Sultan Hotel area for at least the next 2 years, even though the HGB validity period has expired and the process of renewal application is still ongoing.

That is stated in Article 41 paragraph (2) of Government Regulation No. 18 of 2021 which reads 'Application for renewal of building rights must be submitted no later than 2 years after the end of the building rights period'. "Based on the above provisions, even though the extension period of HGB No. 26/Gelora and HGB No. 27/Gelora has ended, according to the Law on HGB based on the applicable regulations, those HGB can still be renewed," said Amir in a letter addressed to the Minister of Political, Legal, and Security Affairs.

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