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1,500 security officers guard street vendor eviction
According to data owned by Sawah Besar district office, there were 236 kiosks constructed illegally in the location
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According to data owned by Sawah Besar district office, there were 236 kiosks constructed illegally in the location. Dozens of workers, together with an excavator, leveled the buildings. (kompas.com/Aldo Fenalosa) (kompas.com/Aldo Fenalosa)
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span class="caption">According to data owned by Sawah Besar district office, there were 236 kiosks constructed illegally in the location. Dozens of workers, together with an excavator, leveled the buildings. (kompas.com/Aldo Fenalosa)
The process of evicting hundreds of street vendors from Jl. Karang Ayar in Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta, was supported by 1,500 security officers from the City Public Order Agency and the Jakarta Police on Wednesday.
A number of street vendors tried to prevent the demolition of their kiosks, reported beritajakarta.com, demanding a delay of another month before the eviction, but their efforts failed and the eviction, and demolition, went ahead.
'We had told them to voluntarily pack down [their kiosks], but they did not do it. So, we are forced to break them down because their presence is disrupting the public order,' said Central Jakarta Mayor Arifin, who led the eviction.
The eviction had been delayed for several months as requested by members of the City Council's economic commission. After inspecting the site, and finding that many of the buildings had been constructed above a water drain, the City Council approved the eviction.
According to data owned by Sawah Besar district office, there were 236 kiosks constructed illegally in the location. Dozens of workers, together with an excavator, leveled the buildings.
A number of street vendors expressed confusion after the eviction, saying they still did not believe that they would find anywhere to relocate their businesses to. 'I was told to dismantle my kiosk, but I am still confused. They told me that I would be relocated into the market. But, is there a space for me in the market?' Darmi, one of the street vendors, told kompas.com.
Coordinator for the street vendors Rahmat said that the relocation to Karang Anyar market owned by city-owned PD Pasar Jaya was temporary because the street vendors still hoped that they could return to the current location. They still hoped that the city administration would revise its decision.
'We support their efforts to make the place tidier, but they should be wise about it,' said Rahmat. (bbn)
