Impact Of Extortion At Kramat Jati Main Market, Parking Counter Officers Fired

Parking attendant illustration : IST

JAKARTA - The impact of alleged illegal levies (extortion) for parking of officers at the parking counter of Kramat Jati Main Market, East Jakarta, resulted in their dismissal. The Coordinator of the Other Implementing Units (UPL) of Perumda Pasar Jaya, Fahri said, a third party managing the Kramat Jati Main Market parking lot had imposed the sanction of dismissal of the counter officer.

"An action has been taken with a direct warning and has been fired", he told reporters, Friday, September 24.

The dismissal is carried out by a third party outside Perumda Pasar Jaya because it is the responsibility of the company concerned.

"Yes, because that's their responsibility. Because (the counter clerk) is inside them", he said.

With the dismissal of the counter officer, it is hoped that a similar incident will not happen again.

Meanwhile, regarding the absence of payment receipts to market visitors as in the video that went viral on social media, Fahri considered that this was deliberately done by the counter staff on duty at the time.

"In terms of management, it was indeed done by these individuals. This means that this has violated the SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)", he said.

Previously circulated, a video with a duration of 1 minute 11 seconds showing the alleged existence of illegal parking fees at the Kramat Jati Main Market, East Jakarta, went viral on social media.

In the video, a visitor can be seen claiming to be a victim of extortion when paying parking fees at the exit. However, he did not receive a receipt.

In the description section of the video that was uploaded on Friday, September 17, there is a caption "Officers caught extortion. TKP Kramat Jati Main Market".