Illegal Parking Extortion Of The Istiqlal Mosque Has Been Running For A Year

Two illegal jukir mosques Istiqlal/ Photo; Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

The rise of illegal parking in front of the Istiqlal Mosque, Sawah Besar District, Central Jakarta, is often used by thugs because of the limited official parking area provided by the manager of the Istiqlal Mosque.

So that thugs often take advantage of this situation by using the road for illegal parking of car vehicles to tourism buses. From there, they make a profit.

From the confession of the jukir with the initials AB (49), he has been guarding illegal parking lots in front of the Istiqlal Mosque with his group friends for years.

"The result is just to eat, there is no deposit. We make private ones, just share them. Parking here has been a long time, no (coordinates)," said AB to VOI at the location, Monday, May 13.

Previously, AB was caught viral and admitted that if they were illegal jukir in the area in front of the Istiqlal Mosque, there were people in charge. However, after AB was arrested by the police, he actually dodged.

"There is no person in charge, we only share with friends to eat everyday," he said.

As is known, the Sawah Besar Police arrested two illegal parking attendants who abused the tourism bus driver in the Istiqlal Mosque area, Sawah Besar District, Central Jakarta, Monday, May 13.

Two perpetrators with the initials AB (49) and J (26) residents of Pasar Baru Village, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta. They were arrested after going viral asking for a parking fee of Rp. 150 thousand to a driver.

"Both of them asked for some money for bus drivers who parked wildly on Jalan Area in front of the Istiqlal Mosque," said Sawah Besar Police Chief, Kompol Dhanar.