43 kiosks confiscated

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)