Police Arrest Illegal Racers Who Closed Asia Africa Road

JAKARTA - Traffic Directorate officers from the Polda Metro Jaya arrested the perpetrator who blocked the road for illegal racing on Jalan Asia Afrika, Senayan, Central Jakarta.

"The perpetrator has been arrested," said the Director of Traffic of the Polda Metro Jaya, Brigadier General of Police Sambodo Purnomo Yogo, quoted by Antara, Friday, July 1.

However, Sambodo has not explained the number or identity of the perpetrators who closed the road in the Senayan area.

Sambodo plans to hold a press conference regarding the disclosure of the perpetrators of the closure of the public area road at the Bin Gakkum Sub-Directorate Building of the Polda Metro Jaya Traffic Police, Pancoran, South Jakarta, Saturday, July 2.

Previously, video footage of illegal racing on Jalan Asia Afrika, Central Jakarta, was spread through social media some time ago.

The car racing action took place on Friday (24/6) at around 00:53 WIB. As a result of this action there was a traffic jam in the vicinity of the incident.

A number of car drivers who became spectators of illegal racing exacerbated the traffic jam conditions at the location.