Jakarta roundup

Jakarta roundup

From Kompas

By virtue of its goal to make the capital city an orderly and
disciplined place, the Jakarta administration must remedy all
irregularities, including crime and the pedicabs that crisscross
the streets and intersections of the city.

Strict measures recently taken by the city administration
prompted pedicab drivers to stage an unruly protest which not
only resulted in material losses but also in the death of Masdani
Bin Rusli, a security officer in the Petamburan subdistrict,
Gambir, Central Jakarta.

On Aug. 16, 2001, Kompas published a story about a crime in
which a Pak Zakir was stabbed by a mugger on a public minivan as
he, along with his wife and son, were heading for their home in
Kampung Rambutan, South Jakarta. Enough is enough!

Given that so many criminal acts occur nearly every day in the
capital, we are in full support of the measures taken by the
Jakarta administration. We hope that the goal of the operation is
not only the rounding up of pedicab drivers and sidewalk vendors
but also other offenders, including illegal parking attendants
and the youths at U-turns who solicit money from motorists.

The Jakarta administration must be consistent and committed in
enforcing the law, and toward that end the governor must work
hard to free the city's public servants and security forces from
all the different kinds of bribery with which they are very
familiar. Failing that, Jakarta will never be a capital city we
are proud of.

TIOPAN

Jakarta