ID card raid postponed

ID card raid postponed

JAKARTA: The City Population Agency has postponed the
implementation of the controversial ID card inspection raid to 14
days after the Idul Fitri holiday, the head of the agency said on
Monday.

The ID card raid will commence on Dec. 31 instead of the
original plan of Monday, Sylviana Murni, head of the City
Population Agency told reporters.

In the meantime, the city officials will continue to
disseminate information about the city's policy by handing out
flyers to people who have just arrived from their hometowns,
telling them that the city does not welcome unskilled migrants.

The move has sparked criticism from activists who say it is a
violation of human rights and a reflection of the
administration's inability to solve urban development problems.

Governor Sutiyoso has blamed unskilled migrants for many
social problems in the city.--JP