Arrested Hand Disposal Of GOODs, 4 Yogyakarta Residents Threatened With 3 Months In Prison

The Yogyakarta Satpol PP gave an examination report for residents caught red-handed littering, Thursday (26/1/2023) (ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Government (Pemkot) has arrested four residents who were caught red-handed disposing of arbitrary garbage. They were also put forward to be tried at the Yogyakarta District Court with a threat of 3 months in prison. In the last few days, the city government has intensified regional regulation enforcement patrols Number 10 of 2012 concerning Waste Management and managed to secure four residents who violated the rules. "From today's patrols, the four residents were arrested when they wanted to dispose of garbage in a place that was not available. "Supposedly, said the Head of Enforcement of the Legislation of the Yogyakarta City Civil Service Police Unit, Dody Kurnianto, in Yogyakarta, Thursday. Residents caught red-handed littering then made an examination report (BAP) and threatened with a maximum imprisonment of three months or a maximum fine of IDR 50 million. The identity cards of the four residents were also confiscated and all of them will undergo a trial of minor crimes at the Yogyakarta District Court. "The submission "This trial of minor crimes (tipiring) is carried out to provide a deterrent effect to the public and the rest of the community and increasingly have the awareness to manage the waste produced," he said. In the early hours of Thursday, January 26, patrols were carried out at two locations, namely along Jalan Magelang to around SMA Negeri 4 Yogyakarta as well as around GL Zoo and Kotagede District. "According to the Regional Regulation on Waste Management, there are several locations for prohibition of disposing of garbage such as rivers, roads, and others," he said. Patrol activities, he continued, were also aimed at supporting the movement of zero inorganic waste that had been carried out in Yogyakarta City since early January because the technical age of the Piyungan Final Disposal Site (TPA) would soon run out. "If the entire community is able to manage the resulting waste and "Just throwing away organic and residual waste, the waste problem will be overcome," he said. Meanwhile, members of the Yogyakarta City Independent Monitoring Forum (Forpi) Baharuddin Kamba said, the movement of inorganic waste zeros in Yogyakarta requires the echo of the movement needs to be continuously disseminated to the public in order to be able to provide optimal results. "There are several aspects that need to be met. For example, adding a waste bank in crowded, trade and tourism centers such as Malioboro," he said. He also hopes that the Yogyakarta City Government will conduct a weekly routine evaluation to ensure that the inorganic waste zero movement runs well. "Not only seen from the reduction in the volume of waste but also from the completeness of supporting infrastructure," he said.