Jakarta ID

From Pelita

On the evening of Aug. 26, Bekasi administration officials came to the Pondok Hijau residential area of Bekasi to inspect IDs as part of its operation to catch people with Jakarta IDs now living in Bekasi.

My wife was stopped in her car on her way home from Jakarta. They asked her where she was going and her home address. When they discovered that her ID was issued in Jakarta, they confiscated it. My wife later had to complete forms and apply for a Bekasi ID.

We used to live in Jakarta, and she would have told them this, except she was not given the opportunity to ask questions. As citizens we agree with the program of putting IDs in order. But as Jakarta ID holders still working in Jakarta, we need time to put our documents in order. All of our automobile papers, passports, insurance policies and bank savings bear our Jakarta address.

I suggest that the Bekasi administration give Jakarta ID holders now living in Bekasi until the expiration date of their IDs to change their personal documents.

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