City Council removes protesting squatters<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Some 60 protesters, who had stayed in the City
\nCouncil compound on Jl.Kebon Sirih, Central Jakarta since Monday,
\nhave been finally removed by authorities to the city-owned Kedoya
\nrehabilitation center in West Jakarta.<\/p>\n
No clashes were reported during Friday's expulsion which was
\ncarried out by dozens of officials from the Central Jakarta
\nmayoralty administration office and police personnel.<\/p>\n
\"It's just a public order operation to check these people's ID
\ncards. We found that most of them have no Jakarta identification
\ncard (KTP),\" said a police officer at the scene.<\/p>\n
At least 47 of them, he added, held ID cards issued by the
\nBrebes administration office in Central Java.<\/p>\n
The people stayed at the council building to protest the
\naction of the authorities, who they claimed forcibly removed them
\nfrom their shanties at several locations, such as Pondok Kopi,
\nKebon Sawah, Cipinang Cempedak and Kebon Jagung.<\/p>\n
During the one-hour operation that started at about 10:30 p.m.
\nFriday, the officials also seized tents, utensils and banners
\nfrom the protesters.<\/p>\n
Upon their arrival at the Kedoya rehabilitation center, which
\nis officially used to temporarily detain public order violators,
\nthe people were later picked up by executives from the Urban Poor
\nConsortium (UPC), who coordinated the activities of the
\ndemonstrators. (07)<\/p>",
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