Jakarta Globe, Lenny
Tristia Tambun, October 11, 2013
Animals are sold on the street for Idul Adha on October 9, 2013 in Surabaya, East Java. (JG Photo/Dhana Kencana) |
Jakarta
Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Friday that vendors selling
animals for the Muslim holiday of Idul Adha will from next year be prohibited
from trading on the city’s sidewalks.
“[The
practice] is still permitted for this year, but people will not be able to sell
[animals for the sacrifice] on sidewalks next year,” Basuki said.
It is
common in Jakarta for vendors to sell goats, sheep and cows for Idul Adha.
Basuki said
that Central Jakarta Mayor Saifullah signed a written agreement with the city
on Monday saying that sellers could not trade animals and take up public space
next year, though no such agreement has yet been reached in other parts of the
city.
Kukuh Hadi
Santoso, the head of the Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP), said that
even though the practice violates a local bylaw, his institution has still been
tolerating it.
“The
sellers have already purchased the animals,” he said. “This year is the last
year that they will be able to sell on the streets.
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