Indonesia : Another eviction took place in Jakarta

The eviction was carried out by 5000 troops consist of Jakarta Public Order Officer (Satpol PP) and convoyed by the police officer. The troops equipped with hard tools managed to evict 6000 poor people who has live there, on the land sized 26,5 hectares, for the last 3 years.

Urgent Action Appeal: Jakarta

Background 1. On 24 August 2008, eviction was taken place in Taman BMW, North Jakarta. Eviction was conducted by Jakarta's government through its public order officer. There were 5000 troops [...]