City keeps vendors away from Senen

City keeps vendors away from Senen

JAKARTA: Joint personnel from the Central Jakarta Public Order
Office and Central Jakarta Police Precinct were deployed around
Senen overpass to prevent evicted street vendors from returning
to the location to resume business.

Dozens of public order officers and police using at least 13
vans were seen standing along the east side of Jl. Raya Senen,
while dozens of street vendors looked on at a distance.

Central Jakarta municipality has launched a string of
evictions of street vendors who take up road shoulders and
pavements around the Senen market since last week as part of plan
to completely renovate the popular market.

Unfortunately, the administration has yet to find enough space
to relocate the street vendors.

So far, no clashes were reported between street vendors and
security personnel. --JP