JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung spoke out about the practice of gangsterism in the Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta, which went viral on social media. The video circulating showed a bajaj driver allegedly asked for a daily deposit by a gangster to Rp. 100 thousand.
Pramono admitted that he had seen the video directly. He emphasized that the DKI Provincial Government would not tolerate the practice of illegal levies that disturbed the community, especially informal sector workers such as bajaj drivers.
"Yesterday I saw the video and I have asked the Satpol PP, to the Head of the Office to take firm action against it, there is no more compromise," said Pramono in East Jakarta, Sunday, April 12.
He said he had instructed the Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja (Satpol PP) and the ranks of related services to immediately intervene. Action is requested to be carried out without compromise to ensure public spaces remain safe from the practice of gangsterism.
"So, in Jakarta, I as the governor, I have no hesitation to (take firm action)," he said.
A video that went viral on social media showed the worrying condition of bajaj drivers operating in the Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta. These drivers are suspected of being victims of extortion or extortion by a group of thugs.
In the footage, a man suspected of being a pimp approached a row of bajajs that were queuing. Instead of queuing for passengers, these drivers had to "queue" to give the person a certain amount of money as a deposit or illegal tax so that they could hang out at the location.
A bajaj driver expressed his complaints to the passenger who recorded the incident. He admitted that in a day, the total money he had to spend for a deposit to the thugs could reach Rp. 100,000. This amount is certainly very burdensome, considering the uncertain income of the bajaj driver.
Furthermore, the driver explained the consequences if they refused to give money. He showed the front of his bajaj which was cracked and broken because it was hit or hit by the person. In addition to physical violence against vehicles, the thugs also threatened to shout at the bajaj driver as a "thief" if they did not comply with the request for money.
Although he felt depressed and disadvantaged, the bajaj driver admitted that he was powerless to fight. He chose to continue paying because his livelihood was in the area and he was worried about his safety and his vehicle if he resisted directly.
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