Causing Congestion, Street Vendors in Jembatan Lima Controlled

As many as 250 joint personnel of Satpol PP, national army, and police have demolished stalls set up by street vendors selling vegetable, accessories, clothes, shoes, etc, along Jalan KH Moh Mansyur, precisely in front of Mitra Market, Jembatan Lima Urban Village, Tambora Sub-District, West Jakarta. 

The raid was conducted because the stalls and box cars have caused traffic congestion and chaotic place

"The raid was conducted because the stalls and box cars have caused traffic congestion and chaotic place," expressed Head of Tambora Sub-District, Yunus Burhan, Monday (6/30).

All this time, Burhan stated, his men have repeatedly controlled those stalls and cars in such place. But street vendors return again until disturbing locals and road users.

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"In the raid, we direct the vendors to trade inside the Jembatan Lima Market. For unruly vendors, we will seize the stall forcibly. Then for box cars, we evict them to not park, pick up, and drop off goods along the road," he asserted.

In future, he furthered, he would sent Satpol PP officers to the field in a bid to prevent street vendors and illegal parking.

Anwar, (48), a women's accessories vendor whose her stall is demolished and transported to the truck claimed she only resigned when officers demolished her stall. 

"I've been trading here (Jalan Moh Mansyur) for 10 years. Previously, I sell vegetable, but I decide to sell accessories due to vendors continued rampant here. As for trade in the market, I don't have a stall so I cannot do anything when my stall was demolished by officers," she admitted.