JAKARTA - Three trucks transporting feces were caught dumping their loads of domestic waste into a drain in the DI Pandjaitan area, Jatinegara, East Jakarta.
The incident was captured in a photo circulating on Instagram. In the photo, the truck was deliberately parked on the side of the road, and the waste inside was then dumped into the drain using a hose.
Yogi Ikhwan, Public Relations Officer of the Jakarta Environmental Agency (LH), stated that his office had received a report about the incident and was following up. The LH Agency, he continued, had identified the truck owner.
"It's still being processed, but they will definitely be prosecuted. We already have the vehicle's identity," Yogi said in a text message on Saturday, August 9.
Yogi emphasized that the LH Agency will take action against those who violate waste disposal regulations. Under existing regulations, the Jakarta Provincial Government requires waste suction service providers to dispose of their loads at the sludge treatment plant (IPLT) at PD PAL Jaya in the Duri Kosambi area of West Jakarta and Pulogebang, East Jakarta.
"We will arrest them first and investigate them," he said.
Meanwhile, Asep Kuswanto, Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency, warned that violators of this law face a 60-day prison sentence, particularly for trucks caught dumping waste indiscriminately.
Asep explained that this penalty is stipulated in Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 8 of 2007 concerning Public Order.
Article 21 letter c stipulates that any person or entity is prohibited from defecating on roads, green belts, parks, rivers, and waterways.
Article 61 paragraph (1) carries a minimum prison sentence of 10 days and a maximum of 60 days, or a fine of at least Rp 100,000 and a maximum of Rp 20 million for violations of Article 21.
"The Environmental Agency has coordinated with the Public Order Police Unit. We will enforce the Public Order Bylaw against these perpetrators going forward," Asep said some time ago.
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