Satpol PP Tegur PKL Sells On The Sidewalk Of Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan Pulogadung

Satpol PP officers gave an appeal to street vendors in Pulogadung, East Jakarta/ Photo; Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - A number of street vendors (PKL) along Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, Pulogadung District, East Jakarta received a strong warning from the Pulogadung Satpol PP on Friday, June 7, noon.

The traders were given a warning for being determined to sell on the sidewalk of Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan, Pulogadung. In addition to giving a warning, the Satpol PP officers also conducted a sweep of the Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan section.

The sweeping was carried out following the presence of street vendors who often use the sidewalks as selling locations, thus disrupting pedestrian access.

"Today we gave a warning to street vendors who are still desperate to use the sidewalk as a selling location, in addition to violating the rules, the presence of street vendors also often disturbs pedestrians," said Head of Satpol PP Pulogadung District, Andik Sukaryanto when confirmed by VOI, Friday, June 7.

During the sweep, officers found that there were still four stalls of street vendors who were found still selling on the sidewalk. Traders were also asked to tidy up their merchandise so as not to interfere with pedestrian access.

"In addition to giving a warning, we also put up banners prohibiting selling along Jalan Perintis Kemerdekaan," he said.

Andik explained, based on Regional Regulation Number 8 of 2007 concerning Public Order Article 25 Paragraph (2), Every person or body is prohibited from trading in the road/trotoars, bridge stops for crossing people and places for other public purposes.

"We Satpol PP Pulogadung District continue to make routine efforts to carry out patrols to anticipate street vendors who often use sidewalks to road bodies to sell," he said.