Jordan life | Do we really have laws in Jordan?
A man in AlTafilah excused himself to block the main road that leads to Amman for few hours claiming that he owns part of that street and the police had to live with it; they had to run the traffic using one side of the road.
Apparently the case between that man and the township of AlTafilah is more than 5 years old, according to the man it started when the township acquired 177 square meters out of the land that his wife owns and never paid compensation they agreed on which was 17,000 JD’s, after one weak of negations the amount was decreased to 10,000 JD’s and yet the guy claims he didn’t get anything despite the courts’ judgment.
According to the township the area acquired is 77 square meters only and that man is trying to force the township to buy his property and to raise the price.
What is this? Do we really have laws in this country? I don’t want to judge anyone that man might be oppressed, but to block the main road that connects the city with the capital and the police just try to live with it!? If that man deserves compensation why it is pending for 5 years? I don’t think any person would like to close a main road and stand under the burning sun unless he was really pissed off.
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Jad madi said
am September 6 2006 @ 12:48 am
I think he have the right to do so, it’s his land and he have the right to do whatever he want, he can even reject the compensation to use his land for his own good.
Actually now the case is that they have to pay him the compensation and some other compensation for the late payment and due the crazy increase in that market he can refuse the old compensation and ask for new BIG FAT one.
now as for the police, actually they can do nothing about it, they just do what the law give them the right to do and they don’t have the right to stop him if he had won the case.
ABOUD said
am September 6 2006 @ 1:09 am
As Jad said, the man has the right to do whatever he wants, at least by doing this he raised a flag about his problem.
They have to pay him according to today’s prices.
But saying that anyone has the right to “reject the compensation to use his land for his own good” I think this is wrong; because Jordan First and “all” is more important than the “one”.
Until now we are still suffering from the traffic at one of the main circles in Jordan because of that idea.
Wael said
am September 6 2006 @ 1:14 am
We have laws, but we don’t have implementation of laws… the laws are only on shelf.
Samer Marzouq said
am September 6 2006 @ 4:24 am
Well Jad I guess you are right, he won’t do it unless he was really pissed-off, but we are supposed to be in a civilized community and if everyone has rights that the government denies will do this I guess it will be a mass, everyone should get their rights. As for the compensation i guess it should be revised, at least if he got the money five years ago and he would of got some interests.
Aboud, I guess if the solutions were fair people will accept it, if the township needed some of your property they have to compensate you fairly even if they had to pay for the whole property if it was affected.
Wael, unfortunately sad but true.
7ala said
am September 6 2006 @ 8:22 am
I agree that he will not do it unless its really his land and he is pissed-off.
yeh samer we are in a civilized community (elmafrod) but the man ya 7aram khalas wesel la7ad he can do nothing else !
hamede said
am September 6 2006 @ 8:58 am
My dad use to own land in al hasheme al shamali the pay off was pending for 10 years.
Samer Marzouq said
am September 6 2006 @ 9:41 am
Yes 7ala, I guess he couldn’t take it anymore, I don’t blame him but unfortunately bloody bureaucracy.
hamede, I hope it won’t remain pending until your father’s grand-grandsons time, god help you acquiring your rights.
ABOUD said
am September 6 2006 @ 5:23 pm
Sameer it looks that you didn’t get what I was talking about.
What I meant was el WASTA, inno be3′aro ma7al el share3 o be7′arbo el denya 3ashan flan el flani ma beddo yenza3ej
Samer Marzouq said
am September 7 2006 @ 12:49 am
Well Aboud the wasta is the major problem in Jordan and again if people do care about the country no one will use wasta anymore.
Jad madi said
am September 8 2006 @ 2:45 am
ABOUD,
Legally, they cannot force him to accept their compensation especially if they already took 25% of his property as government aren’t forced to give any kind of compensation for the first 25% of taken property when they want to take it for public use.
Samer,
Government never give fair compensation, I have little small property in Aqaba, 100 meter from the beach; We do not have access to it, We cannot invest in it and the most important We cannot sell it to anyone other than the government when the government is giving less than 30% of the average prices for such property.
nevertheless, if they give fair compensation then yes, I’d give it away.
Also, protecting your property in anyway isn’t against civilization and wont kick you out of civilized society else please identify the characteristic of civilized society.
Jad madi said
am September 8 2006 @ 2:45 am
btw, maybe it’s good idea to use some comment notification plugin
Samer Marzouq said
am September 8 2006 @ 5:18 am
I guess you are right Jad about the government; they are not fair in such issues. And I hope that everyone get their rights fairly.
About that plug-in it is in the list, I’m waiting for Mr. Owais to help me.