The destruction of taxi mirrors in South Jakarta by Dishub police officers ends in peace

Jakarta –

The act of vandalizing the mirrors of illegally parked taxis on Jalan Widya Chandra, Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta (Southern Jakarta), which was carried out by agents of the Department of Transportation (Dishub) and the police ended peacefully. Dishub officers met with the taxi driver and median.

“We at the Transport Agency are working hard and there has been mediation,” said the head of the Transport Agency DKI Jakarta Syafrin Liputo when contacted by detikcom on Saturday (29/10/2022).

Syafrin explained that during the meeting the taxi driver admitted his mistake. Officer Dishub also admitted he was emotional due to the driver’s behavior, which resulted in damage to the rearview mirror.

“The driver admitted his mistake. We also examined the members of the Transport Agency and obviously the person admitted that he was carried away by emotions because in imposing discipline the driver wanted to beat our joint agent who was behind “. He said.

So what is the result of mediation? Syafrin said they had both accepted gracefully so that the case would not proceed into the realm of law.

“There was mediation and it was not continued anywhere, each party agreed. There was mediation, which means it has been completed,” he added.

Damaged case for seated taxi rearview mirror

Earlier, the illegal parking control in Jalan Widya Chandra in southern Jakarta on Tuesday (25/10) led to vandalism of taxi mirrors. Polda Metro explained the matter of the accident.

“When the warning was about to be given, this car tried to escape, it wanted to hit the agents. The glass doors also didn’t want to be opened,” said Polda Metro PR chief Jaya Kombes Endra Zulpan when he been contacted, Friday (28/10).

At that time, Dishub members were assisted by police to check illegal parking vehicles on the spot. One of the cars involved in the operation is an Alphard black taxi.

Officers initially approached the car to give a warning. However, the officers’ reprimanding efforts were unresponsive. The cab’s glass door was firmly closed and the driver did not get out of his vehicle.

Zulpan said the taxi driver then drove his vehicle to try to escape the place. His actions caused a police officer’s hand to hit the taxi driver’s vehicle.

“He was reprimanded, he did not accept it, he closed the window and ran away trying to hit the officer. In reality this is what happened, even when he tried to run he hit a member causing injuries to the hand of the member. “explained Zulpan.

(taa / fas)