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Nafri residents close garbage dump
JAYAPURA: Residents of Nafri, Jayapura, closed a nearby trash dump as none of their candidates had secured seats in the Jayapura City Council in the recent election
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AYAPURA: Residents of Nafri, Jayapura, closed a nearby trash dump as none of their candidates had secured seats in the Jayapura City Council in the recent election. The closure prevented dozens of trucks from dumping trash at the site.
'We've closed the dump as a protest as no candidates from the area will represent us on the council,' Nafri head Zakarias Hanuebi said on Monday.
Zakarias said his village was one of the oldest areas in Jayapura and had 12 legislative candidates. 'However, none of them were elected.'
The council has 40 seats that will be fulfilled by candidates from 12 political parties.
The closure began at about 4 a.m. A military officer, Sed. Lt. Nur Ikhlas, tried to calm the protesters and asked them to open the gate, but his efforts failed.
Police officers forced open the gate at about 12 p.m.
'We will guard the area so the trucks can dump the trash,' said Jayapura Police operational chief Comr. Bahar Tusiba.
