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Anies lets drivers legally challenge him on Tanah Abang road closure
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‘Angkot’ (public minivan) drivers block a section of Jl. Jatibaru Raya in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Jan. 29. The drivers demanded that the Jakarta administration reopen the road, which has been closed since December to accommodate street vendors. (Tempo/Caesar Akbar )
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n response to a court challenge from angkot (public minivan) drivers, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said he would follow the legal process.
“We will respect the legal process,” Anies said at City Hall recently, as quoted by tempo.co.
On Tuesday, a representative of public minivan drivers serving the Tanah Abang route, Abdul Rosyid, filed a lawsuit with the Central Jakarta District Court against Anies’ decision to close Jl. Jatibaru Raya in the textile market area to accommodate street vendors in December last year.
The drivers also named Home Minister Tjahjo Kumolo and Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi in their lawsuit, said the driver’s lawyer Ferdian Sustanto.
Before filing the lawsuit, the drivers, with the help of their lawyers, had sent a reprimand letter to the governor on March 7, demanding the reopening of Jl. Jatibaru Raya.
The letter demanded that Anies reopen the road within five days of receiving it, or else the drivers would legally sue the governor. (vny)
