ULOG: 09 "Metro Police Send Teams to Eradicate Extortion in Tanah Abang"

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Polda Metro Jaya has sent a team to monitor the practice of illegal levies in the Tanah Abang area, Central Jakarta. The police promised to eradicate all practices of extortion in the Jakarta area.

Head of Public Relations of the Jakarta Metro Police, Senior Commissioner Argo Yuwono said, he had already mapped the location that was usually carried out by illegal collectors in Tanah Abang. "There are some who have been arrested, we have never been tolerated regarding this issue. It is the duty of the police to eradicate the illegal collectors," Argo told reporters on Tuesday (08/28/2018).

Meanwhile, the Head of the Sub-Directorate of Mobile Investigation at the Jakarta Police's General Criminal Investigation Directorate, AKBP Aris Supriyono said the police again arrested parked illegal levies against vehicles around Tanah Abang Market. This time, as many as four people were taken away because the action was viral on social media.

They are Irwansyah Awar alias Kolar, M.Nasrul alias Joni, Muhamas Supandi aka Gembel and Irwanto alias Dewa. "We also confiscated a number of money allegedly resulting from the illegal payments they made," he said.

Irwansyah alias Kolar, Joni and Supandi alias Gembel extorted from the visitors who came out of pakiran mobil Blok F, Pasar Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta by asking for Rp.2,000 thousand for each vehicle, whether private or not.

Whereas Dewa acted at the East Gate of Blok A Tanah Abang Market, Central Jakarta, he asked for Rp.2,000. But the victims are the bajaj drivers who are waiting for passengers there.

"For evidence that was secured, from the hands of the God of Rp. 35,000, from Gembel Rp. 55,000, Joni paid Rp. 134,000, and from the hands of Kolar secured Rp. 154,000," he said.

Previously, the ranks of the Tanah Abang Metro Police officers also arrested the extortionists in the Tanah Abang Market area. At least 12 people were arrested. They are AM, MI, RG, MS, RZD, MN, AH, MAS, DSP, AS, AF, and IS. From their hands the police confiscated the money that was allegedly the result of illegal payments of Rp.443,500.