West Jakarta City Government Dismantles PMKS Coordinator's Operational Mode

Hundreds of PMKS asked every visitor to Vihara Dharma Bhakti/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The West Jakarta City Government (Jakbar City Government) has dismantled the mode of operation of the coordinators with Social Welfare Problems (PMKS) during Ramadan. West Jakarta Social Service (Sudinsos) Suprapto, when met at the West Jakarta Mayor's office, Wednesday 20 April. He explained, generally, PMKS coordinators use two to three cars to drop homeless and beggars on the roadside at night. , the PMKS which usually consist of beggars, homeless people, buskers to silver people operate from morning until late afternoon. They targeted people's homes, public places and mosques. In the evening, they returned to the meeting point that the coordinator had promised to give the deposit money. Suprapto admitted that so far his officers had succeeded in capturing several PMKS. As a result, until now his party has not arrested a single PKMS coordinator in the West Jakarta area. So far, his party has only captured 120 PMKS during the month of Ramadan. Suprapto confirmed that he will increase the intensity of PMKS screening so that the city of West Jakarta looks safe and comfortable during the month of Ramadan. month of Ramadan.