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