Plants In Green Open Spaces In The Central Jakarta Area Were Damaged Due To Being Trampled By The Demonstrants On April 11th

JAKARTA - After the demonstration in the area of the DPR - MPR RI building, a number of public facilities in Central Jakarta were damaged. Head of the Central Jakarta City Parks and Forests Sub-department, Mila Ananda, said a number of green open spaces and garden fences were damaged. The damage was the result of the demonstration that took place yesterday by a number of masses.

"The damaged green open space (RTH) is in the Tanah Abang area and in front of Indosat. There is even a 17-meter garden fence damaged due to the impact of the demonstration," Mila said when confirmed by VOI, Tuesday, April 12.

Mila explained that currently, his party is still carrying out an inventory of the damage to green open spaces in the Central Jakarta area. The Central Jakarta City Parks and Forests Sub-Department will immediately carry out cleaning and tidying up the damaged green open spaces.

"If there is another demonstration today, we will not carry out a thorough repair. We are only doing cleaning and tidying up for now," he said.

Confirmed separately, Deputy Mayor of Central Jakarta, Irwandi, said that his party was still collecting data on public facilities (fasum) and social facilities (fasos) damaged by the demonstration. The worst damage that has just been recorded is the burning police post in Pejompongan, Tanah Abang.

"Today, we collect data on which social facilities have been damaged, officers are still working in the field to collect data and immediately make repairs," he said.