Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – The morning assembly at Malang City Hall, Friday (9/10/2020) was continued with community service activities to clean the environment around Malang City Hall, Malang City DPRD and Tugu Square which were damaged due to the demonstration that ended in riots that occurred on Thursday (8/10/2020) yesterday.
This community service was attended by all employees in the Malang City Hall environment along with representatives from the Regional Apparatus in the Malang City Government environment. "We are all protected by law, only anarchists are indeed condemned," said the Mayor of Malang Drs. H. Sutiaji to the media crew.
"So please, if there is something that is not in accordance with expectations, conveying aspirations is okay. We are protected by law, and that is the dynamics of our democracy. But when it is done in anarchic ways, it is very contrary to the basic principles and characteristics of Indonesia, especially Arema, Malang which always provides an example of the goodness of our togetherness. We condemn that! Expressing aspirations is okay, but in good ways," he said.
Yesterday's demonstration left damage in many locations, starting from Jl Majapahit, Jl Gajahmada, Jl Kertanegara to Jl Kahuripan. The Mayor of Malang, still wearing a mask, circled and inspected the entire park area. Many facilities were damaged. It was recorded that one car belonging to the Malang City Government was damaged by fire and four cars had their rear windows broken and were badly damaged.
"For public facilities, if the signs are more or less 20 signs that were removed. The park was also damaged, there was a trash can put into the pool too. Some lights and CCTV were also damaged. We have not estimated the amount of losses," he explained.
The Mayor of Malang hopes that Malang City will return to being conducive, safe and peaceful. Plus during this Covid-19 pandemic, he advised not to let new unwanted clusters emerge, always wear masks, keep your distance and wash your hands with soap. (EM/yon)
