Denpasar vagrants forced out of town

Denpasar vagrants forced out of town

DENPASAR, Bali: Denpasar Public Order Agency has cleared over
1,000 vagrants and beggars from Denpasar streets over the past
four years, an official said on Saturday.

The people were forcibly removed for fear that they would
commit crimes. Another reason cited by acting spokesman of
Denpasar municipal administration Erwin Suryadarma was that they
had burdened the administration.

The majority of the 1,324 beggars and vagrants came from Munti
Gunung village in Karangasem regency, said Erwin. He said that
they had arrived in Denpasar hoping to find work as their land
was barren, particularly during the dry season.

The people were trained in various areas before being sent
back to their respective hometowns, the spokesman said. -- Antara