Pramono Urged To Create Special Rules To Fight Thugs In Jakarta

JAKARTA - Member of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Hilda Kusuma Dewi, asked DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung to make special rules to eradicate thuggery in Jakarta.

With more rigid rules, the government can eradicate thugs in Jakarta indiscriminately. Jakarta can also become a safer city for residents to investors in the future.

"All acts of thuggery must be eradicated immediately. Whatever, whoever the person, even though he feels he has the term backup or backing. So, it would be nice as we know, right now the government has taken firm action," said Hilda in her statement, Wednesday, May 21.

For example, a number of street vendors at the Kramat Jati Main Market revealed the practice of illegal levies they experienced. A trader admitted that they had to pay deposits of up to IDR 1 million per month in order to keep trading. In addition, they are also required to deposit daily IDR 20,000.

The act of thuggery under the guise of mass organizations is said to have been going on for a long time and caused unrest among traders.

For this reason, the formation of special regulations related to thuggery is also very helpful for citizens and the government in managing state assets. With this regulation, the apparatus can take action against thuggery cases from small to large scale.

"In markets alone, there are certain people who manage it, which is called the community can't do anything. In fact, the market is actually an asset of the local government," said Hilda.

"Meanwhile, those who manage are certain people who are based, Ormas (community organizations). So pity the community. The land is also messy, cannot be tidied up, it cannot be repaired," he added.

On the one hand, continued Hilda, real coordination between the central, regional and stakeholder governments, according to Hilda, must be carried out. In addition, operations to eradicate thuggery must be sustainable. Thus, people feel safe and comfortable in their daily activities.

"You have to continue, don't just say this week, tomorrow after it's released, it's gone. So there needs to be a cycle that is their routine, such as them traveling around, patrolling and others," he said.