JAKI Report Scandal Responded to with AI-Generated Photo, Resulting in SP1 for PPSU Officer

JAKARTA - Reports of illegal parking through the Jakarta Kini (JAKI) app have suddenly come under public scrutiny. Not due to the swift response from Public Facilities and Infrastructure Handling Officers (PPSU), but rather suspicions of artificial intelligence (AI) fabrication in following up on the report. It began with the Threads account @seinsh recounting efforts to report illegal parking in the neighbourhood area that yielded no resolution. “How do you handle illegal parking on neighbourhood roads? Residents protesting directly to the perpetrators didn’t work, reporting to the sub-district level didn’t resolve it, trying to report via JAKI resulted in fake evidence from AI edits,” the user wrote in the post. The Kalisari sub-district head, Siti Nurhasanah, confirmed that the PPSU officer who uploaded the follow-up photo to the report via the Jakarta Kini (JAKI) app has been issued a first warning (SP1). “The officer in question has been given an SP1 and made a statement not to repeat the action,” Siti said in an official statement on Monday (6/4/2026). Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has urged his subordinates not to deceive residents by manipulating reports using AI technology regarding illegal parking via the JAKI app in East Jakarta. “It’s better, for example, if it’s not done yet, just say it’s not done rather than using AI, which essentially is deceiving,” Pramono stated. Pramono Anung has asked the Inspectorate to examine officials from the East Jakarta City Government regarding the alleged manipulation of the report. “I have asked the Inspectorate to check whether it’s the sub-district head in Kalisari or the head of the relevant service,” Pramono said. He assessed that report manipulation cannot be tolerated as it harms the principle of transparency in government. After the viral images of vehicles parked on the roadside in the Kalisari area and the follow-up report via the Jakarta Kini (JAKI) app suspected of using fabricated photos, the location is now clear. The Head of the Pasar Rebo Sub-District Transport Implementation Unit, Basuki, said that the four cars previously reported have been moved by their owners. “Initially, the four illegally parked cars were to be towed. However, upon arriving at the location, the cars were no longer there, and the site was already clear,” Basuki said.