Poor targeted in massive registration crackdown

Poor targeted in massive registration crackdown

Tertiani ZB Simanjuntak, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta

People living in Jakarta will be jailed for up to three months
without trial and fined during a massive city administration
crackdown on illegal residents starting June 12.

The poorest 64 subdistricts will be targeted.

The City Public Order and police operation, on top of the red
alert security status in the city due to the war in Aceh, also
aims to establish a population database, including the taking of
fingerprints.

"Collecting fingerprints is stipulated in a 1996 bylaw and
also is part of a police program to have a database on Jakarta
residents," Population and Civil Registration Agency head
Silviana Murni told reporters on Wednesday.

She was speaking after briefing her subordinates to inform the
public to get their documents arranged before June 12 and not to
leave home without identity cards or other residential documents.

Those who could not produce Jakarta identity cards,
neighborhood community registration documents and registration
documents from their hometowns would heavy penalties.

Bylaws stipulate punishment of three months in jail and a Rp 5
million (US$602) fine for undocumented residents. Residents must
carry the documentation at all times. Receipt of a lodged
application was sufficient.

Silviana said the operation was not related to fears of
terrorist attacks by the Free Aceh Movement (GAM), but could not
say why the operation had not been undertaken previously.

"In the future, the city administration would make a database
on Jakartans' fingerprints ... the fingerprints would be taken,
perhaps, during the making or renewal of their identity cards."

Following the imposition of martial law in war-torn Aceh, the
city administration and the police have warned Jakartans of
possible terrorist attacks. Sutiyoso has ordered police, in
cooperation with the military, to hunt down alleged GAM members
here.

Silviana said the target of the operation was the area where
there were many seasonal residents and migrants, including home
industry zones, factories, houses rented to non-residents and
apartments in 64 of the city's 267 subdistricts.

The Population and Civil Registration Agency recorded that as
of March, the number of migrants who had applied for Jakarta
residency permits had reached 4,862 people.

Most of the applicants were from West Java (1,518), from
Central Java and Yogyakarta (934), Banten (498), East Java (355),
North Sumatra (326), West Sumatra (215), and Aceh (46).

I-BOX

Operation target zones
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Central Jakarta:
Duri Pulo, Petojo Utara, Pasar Baru, Gunung Sahari Utara, Sumur
Batu, Harapan Mulia, Paseban, Kramat, Rawasari, Cempaka
PutihBarat, Galur, Kampung Rawa, Cikini, Pegangsaan, Kebon
Kacang, Kampung Bali.
East Jakarta:
Tengah, Duren Sawit, Pal Meriam, Cipinang Besar Utara, Kayu
Putih, Cakung Barat, Cibubur, Cijantung, Lubang Buaya, and Kebon
Pala.
North Jakarta:
Kapuk Muara, Pejagalan, Pademangan Barat, Semper Barat, Papanggo,
Sunter Jaya, Kelapa Gading Barat, Kelapa Gading Timur, Rawa Badak
Utara and Lagoa.
West Jakarta:
Tegal Alur, Mangga Besar, Duri Selatan, Jembatan Besi, Palmerah,
Tanjung Duren Utara, Rawa Buaya, Sukabumi Utara and Meruya Utara.
South Jakarta:
Mampang Prapatan, Tegal Parang, Kebon Baru, Menteng Atas, Rawa
Jati, Duren Tiga, Cipete Selatan, Gandaria Selatan, Pejaten
Timur, Tanjung Barat, Cipedak, Cipulir, Pondok Pinang, Cipete
Utara, Bintaro, Petukangan Selatan.
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Source: Population and Civil Registration Agency