43 kiosks confiscated

JAKARTA (JP): The West Jakarta administration confiscated 43 kiosks in Kebon Jeruk because they were being used for unlawful purposes, including gambling.

Kebon Jeruk district Chief H. Moch. Misman said that the kiosks were confiscated because they were illegal.

The 750-square-meter plot of land was formerly earmarked by the city market company PD Pasar Jaya for a market, he said.

The plan, however, was changed by the former chief of Kebon Jeruk district, H. Zainudin, who allowed a resident identified only as MY to operate a few kiosks in the area.

Misman was quoted by Antara as saying that the former West Jakarta mayor had ordered all subdistrict chiefs in Kebon Jeruk not to issue settlement permits in 1990.

Misman said that the kiosk owners had recently received compensation from the West Java administration. (mas)