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