PATI - Tens of thousands of people from the United Pati Community Alliance surrounded the Pati Regent's office, Wednesday, August 13. It is estimated that 50,000 residents will fill the city center to demand the resignation of Regent Pati Sudewo, who is considered to have made a controversial policy.
Crowds began crowding the Simpang Lima Pati Square area or in front of the Regent's Office since noon. They brought various posters of demands and conveyed a loud oration launched by representatives of the alliance.
The Law Team for the United Pati Society Alliance, Nimerodin Gulo, said that this action was a "party of revocation of people's voting rights" which some time ago chose Sudewo as regent. According to him, the masses who attended exceeded the official invitation were 50,000 people.
"Today tens of thousands of residents will come to attend the invitation to meet the Regent of Sudewo regarding the revocation of his voting rights," said Nimerodin Gulo.
He emphasized that if Sudewo does not meet the masses, the action will last until late at night and the demands will continue to be echoed. "We will survive at any time," he said.
This action is the aftermath of the Pati Regent's policy of increasing land tax rates and urban and rural buildings (PBB-P2) to 250 percent which is considered burdensome for the people. In addition, a number of other policies of Sudewo are also considered to have drawn controversy.
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Nimerodin added that his party would mobilize the masses to pick up their colleagues who were detained at a number of points towards the city center.
This action received tight security from 2,684 joint forces. Several points leading to Pati are carried out by blocking and diverting traffic flow to anticipate congestion and keep the situation conducive.
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