Avoiding Raid, PMKS Rollicking Move to Residential
Reported by TP Moan Simanjuntak | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The raid against people with social welfare issues (PMKS) that keeps being conducted by West Jakarta Social Sub-Department in some crowded areas, forcing the PMKS to ask for alms in residential areas. Hence, people requested related unit to immediately raid them, because its existence has disturbed people activity.
I just want the PMKS to be controlled soon. They also ask for alms forcibly here. If I do not give money, they refused to go
Before holding raid routinely, the PMKS were usually operating at red light intersection, under flyover, or park. But allegedly, they prefer to operate in residential complexes to avoid raids.
Based on beritajakarta.com observations, tens of PMKS rollicking move to the Citra 2 Housing in Kalideres, West Jakarta. Alternately, they who are dominated by adults and children come to people's houses or shophouses to ask for alms.
PMKS Handling, City Signs MoU with City PoliceOddly, they refused to go before the house owners giving money. It has been troubling the people around. Even, people protest because many of them ask for alms forcibly.
As experienced by Lisnawati (55), one of shophouse owners expressed PMKS has been in exist for three months. Before raid against PMKS in the streets, her house was rarely visited by PMKS.
"I just want the PMKS to be controlled soon. They also ask for alms forcibly here. If I do not give money, they refused to go," she lamented, Wednesday (10/8).
Similar condition is also spotted in the shophouse of Taman Palem, Cengkareng. They operate in the morning until midnight or at 11 PM.
Suryadi, (45), one of shophouse owners suspected the PMKS are forced to become beggars by their family. Because he used to see them ushered and picked up by their family in the same location.
"In the morning, the PMKS are dropped off in Taman Palem and then picked up at night," he expressed.
Head of West Jakarta Social Sub-Department, Ika Yuli Rahayu admitted her sub-department has not yet to receive a report regarding PMKS around resident housing. "If the news is true, we will raid them as soon as possible," she promised.
