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        "msgid": "dpr-deputy-speaker-demands-crackdown-on-iron-termites-endangering-public-safety-1783436035",
        "date": "2026-07-07 21:07:50",
        "title": "DPR Deputy Speaker Demands Crackdown on 'Iron Termites' Endangering Public Safety",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "A senior Indonesian legislator has urged the Jakarta police to take firm action against thieves stealing metal from public infrastructure, warning that the practice endangers lives. The call follows a viral video showing brazen thefts of iron fences and drain covers, which Ahmad Sahroni says also causes significant state losses. He has asked authorities to utilise the city's extensive CCTV network to identify and arrest the perpetrators.",
        "content": "<p>The Deputy Chair of Commission III of the DPR, Ahmad Sahroni, has\nhighlighted the activities of individuals involved in stealing iron from\npublic facilities, such as pedestrian overpasses (JPO) and parks. He has\ncalled upon the Metro Jaya Regional Police to eradicate these\nperpetrators as their actions endanger the public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe actions of these individuals could endanger many lives.\nTherefore, I request that the Metro Jaya Regional Police take the theft\nof public facilities, which is currently rampant, seriously,\u201d Sahroni\nstated in his remarks on Tuesday (7\/7\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He noted that thieves are targeting reservoir barriers, culvert\ncovers, and iron railings on pedestrian overpasses. He warned that these\ncriminals will become increasingly widespread if left unchecked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarting from reservoir barrier iron, culvert cover iron, iron on\npedestrian overpasses, and so on. Initially, they may act once or twice,\nbut if left alone, it will continue to recur and become more rampant,\u201d\nsaid Sahroni.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Sahroni requested that the police take firm action\nagainst those stealing iron from public facilities. He stated that\nbesides being dangerous, the public is also being victimised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe state is also disadvantaged because it must continuously repair\ndamaged facilities, while the public becomes victims by losing their\nright to use safe and proper public facilities. Moreover, Jakarta\nalready has thousands of CCTVs distributed across many locations. I hope\nthe police utilise them to the maximum to identify and arrest the\nperpetrators,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, iron railings in a park beneath the Kampung Melayu\nflyover in East Jakarta were stolen. Residents reported that the theft\nhad occurred over the last four days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA week ago, the railings were still there, but in the last few days,\nabout three to four days, they have vanished; the thieves took the\nrailings very quickly,\u201d said a local resident, Ana (38), at the Kampung\nMelayu flyover, Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>Videos of these \u2018iron termites\u2019 openly stealing park railings have\ngone viral on social media. The perpetrators have been acting brazenly\nat certain times without arousing suspicion from residents.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dpr-deputy-speaker-demands-crackdown-on-iron-termites-endangering-public-safety-1783436035",
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