Prevent Klitih, Streets In Yogyakarta Made Bright, CCTV Will Actively Monitor Perpetrators' Movements

Deputy Mayor of Yogyakarta Heroe Poerwadi (ANTARA/Eka AR)

YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Government will turn on all public street lighting (PJU) and CCTV to prevent street crimes or klitih. This act of violence and crime had a scene and trended on Twitter following the confession of one of the netizens who were victims of klitih.

"Public street lighting (PJU) has been asked to be turned on and it is ensured that they are all on. Likewise, the CCTV which has been installed in many corners of the city must be ensured to be on," said Yogyakarta Deputy Mayor Heroe Poerwadi in Yogyakarta, Antara, Thursday, 30 December.

Heroe also asked for cooperation from residents, including business actors, to install CCTV in their homes or places of business. If a street crime is caught on CCTV, residents are asked to immediately file a complaint with the police.

"The presence of CCTV will greatly assist the prevention and handling of klitih because this street crime incident occurred very incidentally," he said. In addition to lights and CCTV, Heroe ensured that the patrols of Satpol PP personnel would be intensified.

"If there are groups of children who are indicated to be carrying out negative activities, they will be immediately disbanded," he said.

A number of gathering places for young people, continued Heroe, have also become targets for routine patrols by the Yogyakarta City Satpol PP.

"What makes it difficult is usually residents from outside the city of Yogyakarta who then do 'klitih' in Yogyakarta or do 'klitih' in other places but are caught in Yogyakarta," he said.

The preparation of steps to prevent and deal with street crime, he said, was carried out together with the Yogyakarta Police and KPAI Yogyakarta.

"There must be a joint step taken by the local government, the police, related institutions supported by families and the community to prevent cases from recurring," he said.

The community through the RT/RW is reminded to ensure the presence of the child when it is 21.00 WIB. "If the child doesn't come home by 9 p.m., it must be confirmed immediately," he said.

He hopes that parents will monitor their children's interactions more closely and observe if there is a change in their child's behavior that leads to negative actions.

"Sanctions must be given appropriately in order to provide a deterrent effect. One of them is social work at the orphanage to grow their empathy," he said.