Transjakarta Buses Are Now Being Guarded By TNI Soldiers In The Aftermath Of Sexual Harassment Cases

TNI uniform security officers secure the people who use Transjakarta buses. (doc Transjakarta)

JAKARTA - PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) has placed security officers and security officers in the Transjakarta buses. This was done after the sexual harassment incident that occurred some time ago.

Head of the Transjakarta Corporate Secretary Division, Apriastini Bakti Bugiansri, said that the TNI apparatus who were alerted to the bus and the bus stop was BUMD's effort to minimize acts of harassment.

"Prespective officers and security officers in uniform on Transjakarta buses who have been on guard at stops, we are currently diverting to guard the Transjakarta service buses to prevent criminal acts, especially cases of predatory sex," said Apri in his statement, Tuesday, February 28.

The placement of TNI officers in Transjakarta buses is carried out by mobile or alternated from one bus to another.

In addition to the placement of security officers, Transjakarta has also attempted to expand the operation of the pink bus fleet specifically for women.

So far, Transjakarta has provided services for 20 pink buses specifically for female passengers, both on the busway and non-BRT lanes. These include Corridor 2 (Pulogadung-Harmoni), Corridor 3 (Kalideres-Pasar Baru), Corridor 9 (Pinang ranti-Pluit), Corridor 13 (Ciledug-Tendean) and PGC-Harmoni (5C).

Transjakarta also has a special women's room in each bus fleet and is equipped with a surveillance camera (CCTV).

"We hope that acts of sexual predators can be suppressed by the efforts we make. We also urge female customers not to worry about using Transjakarta services," said Apri.

Recently, two cases of sexual harassment have occurred again within the Transjakarta fleet. a woman with the initials H admitted that she was a victim of sexual harassment on a Transjakarta bus on the Monas-Pulogadung route on Monday, February 20, 2023. This incident occurred when the bus was in a solid condition after working hours.

Feeling that there was a contact with the harassment, H immediately asked other passengers for help to confirm what the perpetrator had done to him. The other passenger immediately pulled H to go to a safe area and stay away from the perpetrators. Then, H continued to monitor the perpetrator's movement until he got off the bus.

When the perpetrator got off at the South Rawa Bus Stop, the victim and Transjakarta officers chased him. The alleged perpetrator of sexual harassment managed to escape by jumping into the busway lane. The perpetrator has been arrested and detained by the police. The perpetrators said the casual daily officer (PHL) of the Tambora Police Post (Pospol).

The sexual harassment of female Transjakarta bus passengers has occurred again in a series of non-BRT buses on the Kampung Melayu-Tanah Abang route via Cikini, Saturday, February 25. The victim is known to be a minor. Now, the perpetrator has been taken to the Central Jakarta Metro Police.