Jakarta Legislator: CCTV Must Be Used for Active Monitoring

Jakarta (ANTARA) — Mujiyono, secretary of Commission A of the Jakarta Provincial Legislative Council (DPRD), said CCTV must be used for active real-time monitoring so that responses to public order disturbances do not always have to wait for a viral moment on social media. ‘CCTV should be used for active real-time monitoring, not merely as recordings after an incident,’ Mujiyono said in Jakarta on Tuesday, in response to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) and the Metro Jaya Regional Police regarding the optimised use of CCTV. He added that Commission A welcomes the cooperation between Pemprov DKI and Polda Metro Jaya, noting that this move has long been urged by Commission A. Therefore, Mujiyono said that CCTV installation should also be prioritised at traditional markets, terminals, densely populated residential areas, and areas prone to disturbances of public order. ‘Since October 2024, we have been reminding that the need for managed CCTV services, particularly in crime- and conflict-prone areas, is urgent. We appreciate this MoU, but the most important thing is its implementation,’ Mujiyono said. Currently, he said, CCTV in Jakarta is spread across 4,191 points, still far from the ideal requirement of around 70,000 points according to PwC’s 2017 study. Therefore, Commission A is pushing for the integration of private CCTV, such as from shopping centres, business districts, and public spaces, into the DKI Provincial Government’s surveillance system. Commission A, he added, also asked that the MoU be synchronised with Governor Pramono Anung’s policy on integrating CCTV into multi-storey buildings and a programme to install CCTV at 30,000 points in residents’ housing areas. Additionally, Commission A emphasised the importance of protecting public privacy through clear rules on access to and use of CCTV recordings. ‘The measure of success is whether Jakartans truly feel safer,’ Mujiyono said. Previously, the DKI Provincial Government and Metro Jaya Police integrated around 24,000 CCTV into a joint surveillance system to maintain public order and safety in Jakarta. ‘The CCTV to be jointly managed at this initial stage, before development, will be around 24,000,’ Governor Pramono Anung said at Jakarta City Hall on Monday (18/5). He noted that the CCTV comes from various sources, from regional-owned enterprises (BUMD), regional government agencies (OPD), traffic facilities owned by Polda Metro Jaya, to multi-storey buildings in Jakarta with more than four floors. Likewise, CCTV installed at strategic points such as the MRT, LRT, Transjakarta, and the high-rise buildings that will be linked into the integrated system.