South Jakarta Traffic Unit Denies Conducting Raids At JLNT Casablanca: Only Deploy Personnel To Anticipate Illegal Racing

The motorcyclist lay in the middle of JLNT Casablanca Kuningan, South Jakarta after being hit by a Black Toyota Fortuner. Photo (Special)

The South Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit (Satlantas) denied any raids from the ranks on the Casablanca Non-Toll Flyover (JLNT), Setiabudi District, South Jakarta on Sunday, February 18, early in the morning.

"Not raids, but routine activities in order to anticipate illegal racing or tracks (motorcycles)," said South Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Head, Kompol Yunita when confirmed by VOI, Sunday, February 18.

The activity referred to by Kompol Yunita is the placement of personnel from the South Jakarta Metro Police Traffic Unit (Satlantas) in the Casablanca Non-Toll Flyover (JLNT) area, Setiabudi.

"(only placement) Personnel anticipate illegal racing," he said.

Kompol Yunita also said that there were no raid notifications at JLNT Casablanca at the time of the traffic accident.

"There are no (referencing customers). Only the placement of approximately 8 personnel in routine activities," he said.

Previously, it was reported that Kasi Laka, Sub-Directorate of Gakkum Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya, Kompol Diella, confirmed that the police had carried out routine patrols to anticipate illegal racing on the Casablanca Non-Toll Flyover (JLNT), Setiabudi District, South Jakarta, Sunday morning, February 18.

"At the time of the incident, there were routine patrols being carried out by the South Jakarta Police Traffic Unit to anticipate illegal races, and others," said Kompol Diella when confirmed, Sunday, February 18.

An accident involving a motorbike driven by MAI (17) and a Fortuner car while crossing the Casablanca Non-Toll Flyover (JLNT), Setiabudi District, South Jakarta, early Sunday, February 18, apparently the victim was traveling against traffic flow.

The victim was desperate to resist the flow because he tried to avoid traffic raids on motorcyclists who often crossed JLNT Casablanca.

"So we went to sono (the direction of Tebet from Tanah Abang), suddenly from sono (in front of the victim's motorbike) there were those who went against the motorbike. Then he said, there was a police, I was curious. I went there again, (it turned out) it was true that there was a police (the raid)," said Firmansyah, the victim's uncle when confirmed, Sunday, February 18.