Sutiyoso urges subordinates to keep security
Sutiyoso urges subordinates to keep security
JAKARTA (JP): Governor Sutiyoso urged his officials yesterday
to help maintain stability and security in the city, saying he
would not tolerate any action which threatened law and order.
"The city will use a humane approach, not a repressive one, in
developing the city. But it doesn't mean that we are weak. I will
take stern action against those who are found guilty of
misconduct," Sutiyoso said in a ceremony to inaugurate Soebagyo
as the new North Jakarta mayor.
Sutiyoso hoped that the new mayor, who replaces Suprawito,
along with all officials in the five mayoralties, would be
consistent in applying rules and regulations.
In his message to Soebagyo, Sutiyoso particularly asked him to
maintain security in North Jakarta.
"North Jakarta has specific problems which have to be handled
carefully. About 90 percent of its residents still live below the
poverty line. Many of them live along river banks. Eight out of
the 11 poorest subdistricts in the city are in North Jakarta.
"This situation means the area is prone to riots. That is why
we have to create equality in the distribution of the fruits of
development."
Security threats Sutiyoso mentioned included student brawls
and crime. "North Jakarta must try hard to eliminate them," he
said.
Newly installed mayor Soebagio pledged yesterday to continue
the three major ongoing development projects in North Jakarta.
They are the revitalization of Sunda Kelapa port, the 2,700-
hectare reclamation project in Jakarta Bay and the normalization
of land use, especially along the banks of the 13 rivers that
flow through North Jakarta.
"I'm optimistic because I'm studying every development issue
in my mayoralty and I think I know what to do," the 47-year-old
marine colonel said.
But Soebagio said that his immediate objective was to prepare
his area, which is prone to floods during heavy rain, for the
monsoon.
"I will clean up the 13 riverbanks in order to enable the
water to flow properly," he said.
Among the 13 rivers in North Jakarta are the Ciliwung, Banjir
Kanal, Cisadane, Opak and Angke.
Former North Jakarta mayor Suprawito said he had handed over
about 40 land cases in the mayoralty that had not been settled
during his term.
Kramat Tunggak
Sutiyoso also said yesterday that he was still studying the
possibility of relocating the Kramat Tunggak red-light district
in North Jakarta, which is considered overcrowded.
The city's assistant of development and administrative
affairs, Prawoto Danumihardjo, said over the weekend that the
municipality was discussing several alternative sites to relocate
the prostitutes to.
"Maybe in Rawamalang, Cilincing (east of Jakarta). The two-
hectare plot of land there is far from housing complexes, so it
will not disturb the public."
Prawoto said that the other alternative for the prostitution
relocation was the Thousand Islands. This has been rejected by
the municipality because the authorities want the chain of
islands to remain an untarnished international-standard tourism
center.
There are reportedly 2,000 prostitutes and 250 pimps currently
operating in Kramat Tunggak.
Later in the evening, Sutiyoso visited the West Jakarta
Mayoralty office, where he urged private developers to abide by
their obligation to provide social and public facilities.
"The facilities will be used for community needs. So, I order
my officials to supervise this closely," he said. (07)