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Dozens of itinerant street kids apprehended in Jakarta
Dozens of teenagers, mostly itinerant street kids aged 13 to 16 from Surabaya in East Java and Ternate in North Maluku, were reportedly apprehended on Monday for antisocial behavior on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta.
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Traffic at the Matraman crossroad in East Jakarta on June 14, 2017. (JP/P.J.LEO)
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ozens of teenagers, identified as itinerant street kids aged 13 to 16 from Surabaya in East Java and Ternate in North Maluku, were reportedly apprehended on Monday for antisocial behavior on Jl. Pramuka in East Jakarta.
East Jakarta Social Agency head Benny Martha said the 13 teenagers were apprehended following a report that the group had aggressively asked for donations from residents while busking.
The men, who could not show their ID cards, came to Jakarta to meet their friends, Benny said.
"They had been searching for their friends in Jakarta for two days. After they could not find them, they busked in several spots," Benny said on Monday in a written statement.
Benny said the teenagers were now being housed at Cipayung Social House in East Jakarta and would be sent back to their respective hometowns. (fac)
