2,100 nabbed in N. Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): Thousands of people have been fined between Rp 3,500 (US$1.50) and Rp 5,500 each in a judicial operation conducted by officials of the North Jakarta mayoralty for traveling without carrying proper identification cards.

The operation, carried out on Wednesday, targeted those who did not have residency cards, who had failed to report to the authorities for not possessing an identification card and those whose identification cards had expired.

The Antara news agency reported that 2,100 people had been tried on the spot during the operation.

The operation involved Judge I Made Sudarma and Prosecutor ARS Syafrudin and was witnessed by the head of the Jakarta Residence Supervision and Investigation Office, Sudarsono. It was conducted in Semper Timur subdistrict.

"The operation is primarily aimed at enhancing public awareness about the importance of identification cards," Soedarsono said. (32)