Jakarta to hold more ID raids
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Thu, 10/29/2009 9:01 AM
Raids conducted by the Jakarta population and civil registry agency, will take place, for the second time this month, on Thursday for checks of ID and residence documents in five municipalities.
Central Jakarta Mayor Sylviana Murni said Thursday as quoted by kompas.com that in her municipality the raids will be held in 48 subdistricts under eight districts, focusing on densely populated areas.
Sylviana refused to name the locations, citing secrecy.
Earlier this month, the administration had sent 661 people without the proper documents to court, after checking a total of 1,155 people.
Under a 2004 bylaw on population and civil registration, anyone not in possession of a valid Jakarta ID card must have a letter from their home authority to say they are in the process of moving to Jakarta.
The raids are annual efforts by the city to trim the number of unskilled people migrating to the capital after the Idul Fitri holidays.
During this same period last year, the civil registry agency checked the ID and residence documents of 839 people, 482 people of whom were fined.
In 2007, the total number of newcomers without proper documentation was 109,000, down from 124,000 in 2006. This was a drop from 180,000 recorded in 2005 and 204,000 in 2003.
