104 nabbed in operation

JAKARTA (JP): A public order operation on Jl. Mayjen Sutoyo, East Jakarta, nabbed 104 people on Wednesday for violating public order laws. Rp 1.7 million ($758) was collected in fines.

The operation, conducted as part of the national discipline movement, caught five people who crossed the street in forbidden places, 70 street vendors and 29 inter city busses.

The people charged with violating public order law were tried on the spot.

The joint operation was conducted by the East Jakarta Military Command, the city police, the city land transportation control agency, the justice department, the district attorney's office and the East Jakarta mayoralty. (yns)