Illegal kiosks torn down<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of illegal kiosks in Gaplok market,
\nalong a railroad in Senen district, Central Jakarta, were torn
\ndown by Central Jakarta public order officers on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of vegetable and fruit vendors could do nothing when
\ndozens of officers, who were guarded by police and armed military
\nofficers, pulled down their makeshift kiosks.<\/p>\n
Public order officers collected the remnants of the kiosks, in
\nthe form of wooden tables and boxes, and burned them.<\/p>\n
The vendors said they paid between Rp 25,000 (US$9.80) and Rp
\n50,000 to a man who claimed to be the leader of the area, to help
\nprevent their kiosks from being demolished.<\/p>\n
"Actually I paid Rp 25,000 to Bang Amad last week, but
\nunfortunately the officers still tore down my kiosk," Karni, a
\nvegetable vendor, said.<\/p>\n
Another vendor, Kasminah, who has sold vegetables at the
\nmarket for almost 15 years, said she paid Rp 50,000 to Amad, a
\nleader of local hoodlums, two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
They said Amad told them the kiosks would be demolished. He
\nthen asked for money from vendors to bribe officers in order to
\npostpone the demolition, they said.<\/p>\n
Most of the vendors said they would rebuild their makeshift
\nkiosks soon, since they did not have any other place to do
\nbusiness.<\/p>\n
"This is the third clearance of the area this year. But they
\nusually come back," head of nearby Tanah Tinggi subdistrict,
\nJauhari, said. (jun)<\/p>",
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