JAKARTA - A visitor to the Monas area complained about the action of removing the steering wheel and tires of a car to become a gembos, which was allegedly carried out by DKI Jakarta Dishub officers.
The incident occurred in a number of cars parked on the shoulder of the Monas area on Sunday, March 22, 2026.
One of the car owners could not hold back his anger and then recorded the incident using his personal mobile phone and uploaded it to social media until it went viral.
In the footage, a number of cars are seen parked in a gembos tire condition. Car owners are forced to use illegal parking services because they are directed by thugs who are illegal parking attendants in the area.
Responding to the viral video, Transportation Policy Analyst, Azas Tigor Nainggolan stated that the act of deflating the tires of parked cars is a criminal offense.
"It happens again that private cars park around Monas and the tires are flattened, this is a recurring incident. It has been years and it is always in the same place. As a result, dozens of cars have their tires flattened by Jakarta Transportation Service officers," said Azas when confirmed, Wednesday, March 25, 2026.
Azas said visitors who use private vehicles should use the official parking facilities in the IRTI Monas area and park at local office facilities or at the Gambir station or hotels around Monas.
Parking on the side of the road around Monas, continued Azas, is indeed not a designated parking lot. Despite violating the rules, the action of flattening the tires against illegal parking is actually against the law.
"It is better not to do it again to deflate tires against illegal parking because it violates the law. The action of deflating car tires such as in the Monas area is not effective and does not have a deterrent effect on people who use illegal parking," he said.
Azas said that the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service (Dishub) officers always filled the tires of private vehicles that were parked carelessly at Monas.
The Eid holiday in 2025 was also rife with illegal parking and there was a commotion because the tires of the visitors' cars at Monas were deflated by Dishub officers.
"Every time there is a long holiday, illegal parking is rampant around Monas and it continues to happen as if there is no complete solution. It's strange, too, only the illegal parking around Monas is not finished for years, what's up?" he said.
In addition to the Monas area, Azas explained, there are still many other areas in Jakarta that are covered by illegal parking of vehicles that cause traffic jams like a "tangled thread" in the area.
"In fact, Jakarta already has Parking Ordinance No. 5 since 2012 which is substantially quite good and still suitable for use with the current conditions of Jakarta. Unfortunately, this Parking Ordinance has never been implemented since it was enacted in 2012 until now. Meanwhile, now there is information that the 2012 Parking Ordinance No. 5 will be replaced by the Jakarta Government," he said.
Azas asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to immediately enforce the Parking Ordinance. For example, for the enforcement of illegal parking, the 2012 Parking Ordinance still has regulations that are in accordance with the needs of regulating and regulating illegal parking in Jakarta.
"Like the incident of years of illegal parking, enforcement should be in accordance with the regulations of the Jakarta Parking Regulation. It is not the Dishub officer who inflates the tires of private cars that violate the parking ban, it actually has the potential to create a new problem, namely being reported or sued by the car owner. Why is a Jakarta Dishub officer hired only to work on making tires flat?," he explained.
Azas said that the actions of the DKI Jakarta Dishub officers by deflating the tires of vehicles that violated the ban on parking were still against the law and a criminal act, namely damaging other people's vehicles.
"Jakarta Dishub can be reported and or sued by the vehicle owner based on Regulation No. 5 of 2012 concerning Parking. Dishub officers are employed to carry out city policies in accordance with the legal provisions of the existing Regulation, not to do what is not regulated in the Regulation," he said.
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