142 violators apprehended

142 violators apprehended

JAKARTA (JP): A total of 142 people have been apprehended in 10 subdistricts in South Jakarta during a law and order operation which was launched this month.

South Jakarta Mayor Pardjoko announced that most of the violators were street vendors operating along pavements of major streets in the mayoralty.

The violators were sent to court and fined between Rp 2.500 and Rp 30,000 by Judge Rasyid Nur. The total fines during Jan. 1 to 19 reached Rp 848,000.

Pardjoko said that the operation, code-named Operasi Yustisi, is useful in forcing South Jakarta residents to obey the existing laws on public order and sanitation.

He said that during the same operation between November and December last year, 1,829 violators were apprehended and a total amount of Rp 11 million in fines were charged. (yns)