Ambon Police Chief Suggests Maluku DPRD Lirik Malioboro Yogyakarta To Overcome Mardika Market Problems

Residents are walking in the Malioboro area, Yogyakarta, Tuesday, November 3, 2020. (ANTARA-Andreas Fitri A)

MALUKU - The problem of Mardika Market in Ambon City, made the local police look at the management system of traditional shopping areas in synergy with modern malls at the Malioboro congestion point, Yogyakarta City.

The Ambon Island Police Chief and PP Lease Kombes Pol Raja Arthur Simamora said Malioboro could be learned in terms of managing the market and parking lot. He also suggested that the Special Committee (Pansus) for the Management of the Maluku DPRD Mardika Market be a comparative study to the area in question.

"I was once the police chief in the area and saw that the management of the market and parking lots were regular and integrated so that they did not appear chaotic," said the Chief of Police in a meeting with opinions (RDP) with the Maluku DPRD Mardika Market Management Special Committee in Ambon, Wednesday, June 21.

According to him, the parking lot and Mardika Market are not wide and all of them mingle in crowded locations so that they have the high potential to cause traffic jams.

At the same point, thuggery practices often occur, including the struggle for parking space.

Meanwhile, in Malioboro, continued the Chief of Police, there are special buildings built by the local government for separate parking lots so that they do not interfere with the location of the traders.

"If you look at the narrow land conditions in the Mardika Market area, the vehicle should be parked vertically so that special buildings for parking must be provided," said the Police Chief.

For security and comfort security issues, the Police Chief proposed installing surveillance cameras, aka CCTV, at the 11 most potential points, criminal events such as pickpocketing, burglary, and criminal acts of persecution and murder.

The Ambon Police also need a permanent building to be occupied by the police on the lower floors and on the upper floors a command post room equipped with a surveillance camera is made.

Chairman of the Market Management Special Committee Mardika DPRD Maluku Richard Rahakbauw welcomed the recommendation of the Chief of Police to the special committee to conduct an appeal study on market management and parking lot in Yogyakarta.

"For the preparation of a permanent post in the Terminal A area of Mardika Market and the installation of 11 surveillance cameras, it is also very important and can be coordinated with the Ambon City Government," said Richard.