Ramadhan sweep targets beggars<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): The municipal administration is ready to block
\nthe expected seasonal influx of beggars and squatters during the
\nMoslem fasting month of Ramadhan in a special operation called
\nGerakan Santunan Sosial.<\/p>\n
Head of the City Social Welfare Office Emon Sumantri told
\nreporters yesterday that the operation is anticipating the usual
\ninflux of seasonal beggars and squatters into the city.<\/p>\n
\"Actually this is a routine situation. Each year during
\nRamadhan many seasonal squatters and beggars come to Jakarta,\"
\nEmon said.<\/p>\n
During last year's fasting month around 2,000 squatters and
\nbeggars came to Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Emon added that the office is cooperating with other
\ninstitutions, such as the public order office and city police, in
\norder to curb the influx as much as possible.<\/p>\n
He said the operation is aimed at \"protecting\" the image of
\nJakarta as the capital of Indonesia.<\/p>\n
\"The municipal administration intends to protect Jakarta's
\nimage because irregularities in the capital will hurt Indonesia's
\nimage. The administration must take firm action against those
\nseasonal squatters and beggars,\" Emon said.<\/p>\n
The office is preparing the rehabilitation centers in Kedoya,
\nWest Jakarta, and in Cipayung and Pondok Bambu in East Jakarta to
\naccommodate the seasonal migrants rounded up in the operation.<\/p>\n
He said the office sends healthy beggars back to their
\nhometowns after holding them at the centers for a few days.<\/p>\n
Emon said last month the office rounded up 351 squatters and
\nbeggars, 10 transvestites and 311 prostitutes.<\/p>\n
\"The office has sent half of them to their hometowns. It sent
\n169 people to West Java, 151 to Central Java and 76 to East
\nJava,\" Emon said.<\/p>\n
The head of the Municipal Public order office Kusaeni
\nBudiantoro told reporters yesterday that last month his office
\narrested 34 street vendors and impounded 47 inter-city buses at
\nvarious illegal bus terminals. It also impounded 68 trucks at
\nillegal truck terminals. (yns)<\/p>",
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