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Thursday, June 27, 2013
Bali News Again, 17 sanitation offenders charged with misdemeanor
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Denpasar (Bali Post)—
The suspects of fuel abuse arrested by the police.
Having previously imposed a misdemeanor sanction (Tipiring) on 30 litter offenders, the Denpasar Sanitation and Landscaping Agency (DKP) prosecuted the other litter offenders. Aside from litter offenders, the agency also prosecuted some traders having violated the place to sell on sidewalk.
Again, fuel abuse revealed by police
The single judge I Dewa Made Puspa Adnyana, in the misdemeanor hearing on Tuesday (Jun 25) imposed the fine ranged from IDR 200,000 to IDR 250,000 with subsidiary confinement of four months. Seventeen people were charged with misdemeanor due to infringing bylaw on sanitation namely litter (9 people) and the place of selling on sidewalk (8 people). Secretary of the Denpasar Sanitation and Landscaping Agency, Dewa Sayoga, accompanied by the Division Head of Operations Ketut Adiwiguna amidst the justice court at Tatasan Kaja hamlet, Tonja village, said the court was meant to provide a deterrent effect against the perpetrators and learning for other people so as not to commit
similar acts. The judge considered they had violated the article 27 paragraph 2 and 3 of Regional Bylaw No.3/2000 on Sanitation and Public Order in Denpasar. Sayoga added the misdemeanor charges against the violators was a form of development as well as provision of deterrent effect. Such an effort would continue to be conducted regardless of time or location. To that end, Sayoga urged the public no longer to litter and always dispose was on time according to the applicable schedule. Similarly, for people wishing to trade, they should not make use of sidewalk as a place to do business so as not disturb the public order. He hoped when people found
difficulty in disposing their waste, they should establish self-management groups. The presence of such self-management group indicated if the public had showed high awareness of sanitation. “In this regard, the government cannot handle it alone in dealing with the sanitation in the city of Denpasar. The role of community in keeping the environment clean wherever they are is very necessary,” said Sayoga. One of the offenders judged, Taufik, after the hearing admitted to have been caught while disposing waste at improper time. “Actually the household waste has been transported by self-management, but I accidentally disposed at improper time so that I was caught by the officers,” he said. (kmb12)
Batu Mejan Temple A Sanctum to Invoke Forgiveness Batu Mejan Temple A Sanctum to Invoke ForgivenessTanah Lot tourist attraction is no longer bizarre to foreign and domestic tourists. Other than offering a magnificent sunset, the existing temples also exude a strong spiritual aura, that’s why more and more tourists coming to see them. So do not be surprised, if the tourist attraction located at Beraban village, Kediri - Tabanan or about 13 km from Tabanan town and about 20 km north of Denpasar is always flooded with tourists. There are 5 temples spreading across the tourist attraction becoming a perfect blend of nature and culture. Almost all the temples have their own uniqueness. Batu Mejan, for instance, is a temple situated about 100 meters west of Batu Bolong Temple. Hindu community in Bali knows the Batu Mejan Temple as Beji Temple. Beji is a sacred place to get holy spring for Hindu
ceremony. Interestingly, local villagers have confidence that Batu Mejan Temple is sanctum to invoke forgiveness of God through holy water. Started by delivering an oblation, the procession is resumed with invoking holy water to get rid of evil natures. “We strongly believe the deity venerated in Batu Mejan Temple has bestowed us, the family and all the people of Bali with a safety,” said Wayan Sudarpa, a resident of Tabanan who was conducting a purificatory rite. A miracle will appear in the temple area where along the coast in the south of Batu Mejan Temple can be found some springs. It is clearly seen during low tide. If lucky, at the verge of beach can be found nine springs coming out from the bottom of the sea, and the water is fresh. Hindu community believes if the springs are holy water used to
purify all the impurities. Piodalan or temple anniversary in Batu Mejan coincides with the one of Pakendungan and Patok Temple falling on Saturday Kliwon Kuningan. At that time, the atmosphere is ascertained to be crowded as Hindu devotees from outside Bali will also come to pay homage. Other than for saying prayers, Balinese people and those from outside of Bali also come to relax and enjoy the beauty of the beach. Operations Manager of Tanah Lot tourist attraction, I Ketut Toya Adnyana, said that every ceremony held in one of the temples at Tanah Lot, it was always prepared with additional parking space in an attempt to anticipate the flood of visitors. Additionally, his party also improved the security services by involving pecalang (customary security taskforce) to help the existing security guards.
Mini bus carrying 2 tons of diesel fuel seized Denpasar (Bali Post)—
The fuel price hike is indeed predicted to have an impact, where one of which is the hoarding. Before the government increased the fuel prices, the Criminal Detective Unit IV of the Denpasar Metro Police could reveal the diesel fuel abuse, Thursday (Jun 22). Four suspects consisting of Sutrisno, Nur Fauzi, Parwata and Juniarta were arrested and taken to the Denpasar Metro Police. Aside from the four suspects, police could also confiscate at least 2 tons of diesel fuel. The diesel fuel was stored in a modified Isuzu Elf mini bus. Inside the vehicle occurred two large tanks, each of which contained 1 ton of diesel fuel. Similarly, it was also found a hose and a unit of pump engine used to move the fuel. The evidence had been secured in Denpasar Metro Police. A slight oddity occurred in the disclosure of such fuel abuse where the vehicle owner (Sutrisno) and driver (Nur Fauzi) were not arrested. Meanwhile, two operators of the petrol station (Parwata and Juniarta) were arrested and put into detention cell. The suspect Sutrisno and Nur Fauzi were not arrested because their penalties were less than 5 years in prison. Conversely, the suspect Parwata and Juniarta could be charged with penalties of more than 5 years in prison. Spokesperson of the Denpasar Metro Police, IB Sarjana, explained on Tuesday (Jun 25) the suspect Sutrisno and Nur Fauzi from Banyuwangi were charged with the article 53 of Law No. 22/2001 on Oil and Gas with penalty of 4 years in prison. Meanwhile, the suspect Juniarta and Parwata were charged with the article 55 of Law No.22 /2001 on Oil and Gas with the penalties of 6 years in prison.
When asked about the matter, Sarjana said it happened due to difference in the article used to charge. “Penalty for the vehicle owner and driver is under 5 years, while it is contrary to both operators of the petrol station,” he said. Further, he explained the disclosure of the case began when police suspected a blue Isuzu Elf mini bus with license plate DK 9090 GZ passing around Jalan Sunset Road, Kuta, around 04:00 a.m. After being dogged, the vehicle driven by the suspect Nur Fauzi came into petrol station No. 5480323 on Jalan Sunset Road. Well, there was known the filling of diesel fuel exceeding the capacity. After filling in the diesel fuel, the vehicle moved away and led to Jalan Bypass Ngurah Rai, Pesanggaran in South Denpasar. Police officers of Unit IV led by Panji Ramadhan stopped the vehicle and then performed an examination. The driver could not present the purchasing document of the subsidized fuel. Ultimately, the driver and the evidence were secured in the Denpasar Metro Police. Based on the result of development, the vehicle owner was arrested at his boarding house on Jalan Pesanggaran, Gang Ulam Kencana, Denpasar. Furthermore, two petrol station operators were arrested and taken to the Denpasar Metro Police for further examination. “The four have the status as the suspect,” explained Sarjana. When the case was revealed in the Denpasar Metro Police, the suspect Parwata and Juniarta did not speak much when being asked by media crews. He only admitted to fill in the tanks with diesel fuel. From the 2 tons of diesel fuel worth IDR 9 million, they were paid at IDR 200,000. “We are paid IDR 200,000 and it must be divided into four. So, we respectively get IDR 50,000,” he told reporters. (kmb21)
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