Due to illegal parking, tens of motorcycles around Tanah Abang Market are ticketed by 71 joint personnel of Central Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department and Tanah Abang Metro Sector Police. Afterwards, police officer brought vehicles to police office as deterrent effect, Monday (6/30).

Such raid is a response to resident complaints over illegal parking on the sidewalk. We use pick-up cars to transport vehicles that were parked haphazardly. It aims to give deterrent effect

As quoted by beritajakarta.com, the raid started at 8 AM is different than last year, where police immediately raid and brought the motorcycles using pick-up cars in the field.

Head of Supervision and Control Section for Central Jakarta Transportation Sub-Department, Harlem Simanjuntak disclosed that his sub-department will keep conducting raid against illegal parking in Central Jakarta. Hence, he urges motorists to obey traffic rules 

"Such raid is a response to resident complaints over illegal parking on the sidewalk. We use pick-up cars to transport vehicles that were parked haphazardly. It aims to give deterrent effect," he asserted.

He explained he deliberately involved police officers because the Transportation Sub-Department has no authority to ticket vehicles with black plate. "The black plate is the authority of police officers. That's why we involve them," he expressed.

Chief of Tanah Abang Metro Sector Police, Anom Setyadji explained officers immediately brought those ticketed motorcycles to office of Tanah Abang Metro Sector Police for further process. "We do it to give deterrent effect," he uttered.

He expressed that his side will impose severe sanctions in order to give deterrent effect to the motorists who often park haphazardly. "We'll make severe sanction, like seizing motorcycle if the owner does not bring vehicle registration (STNK). By so, traffic congestion around Tanah Abang Market could be parsed well," he stated.