Vendors in Taman Rasuna evicted

JAKARTA: Public order officers tore down on Thursday morning 47 kiosks along Jl. Taman Rasuna in Kuningan, South Jakarta, between Pasar Festival and MMC Hospital.

One of the vendors, Mahdari, told The Jakarta Post the owners of 40 of the kiosks received Rp 5 million (US$610) in compensation for their destroyed businesses. The rest received nothing for their kiosks, located along the street leading up to the Taman Rasuna Apartments.

Mahdari accused the management of the apartments of asking the public order officers to evict the vendors.

He also said that all of the vendors in the area paid a Rp 20,000 "security fee" each month to officers.

No one from the management of the Taman Rasuna Apartments could be reached for comment. -- JP