Hundreds of rickshaw driver "Attack" Semarang City Hall

SEMARANG, KOMPAS.com - Hundreds of rickshaw drivers from a number of areas in Semarang City to protest the treatment of the Civil Service Police Unit (municipal police) Semarang. A protest with the pedicab in front of Semarang City Hall, Tuesday (02/05/2013).

The rickshaw drivers are protesting the treatment of municipal police are considered to be very detrimental to the pedicab drivers. In fact, a pedicab driver asked for money claimed by municipal police officers to take a rickshaw affected raids.
Earlier, the municipal police of Semarang right the situation and bring dozens of rickshaw is caught hung in some way the protocol. Though the ban rickshaws that hung along the way the protocol is not yet regulated in the area.
Had been a riot when a municipal police car passes in front of City Hall. The rickshaw drivers shouting chase. In addition to vent frustration, some people could throw paving the courtyard of City Hall.
In addition, they also knocked down a sign hung for a rickshaw ban in some way protocols such as Roads and Road Youth Pandanaran. Several rickshaw drivers claimed not to receive treatment such municipal police. They also claimed pedicab damaged while being transported by a municipal police officer. Such as seats and tires taken into kembes rickshaw.
Sugiono Simpanglima rickshaw drivers in the hopes that municipalities also provide protection to a pedicab driver. "Being a pedicab driver became our livelihood everyday, if raided and confiscated rickshaws we want to eat anything," he said.
Meanwhile, the Rev. Nandang Herawan, LBH staff Semarang said the municipal police should not direct "scratch" the existing rickshaws on the streets. "Do not arbitrarily take a rickshaw, there's supposed to be the sense that the first approach was done coaching," he said.
Some representatives of rickshaw drivers then an audience with the Semarang municipal government. Finally agreed to the arrangement of the protocol where the pedicab drivers are not allowed to hangout. However, it still allowed to operate in the region.
Action then ended peacefully, and the pedicab drivers claimed approved the formation of the pedicab drivers. Approach between municipal police and pedicab drivers continue to pursue agreement on coaching and rules.
Sources: http://regional.kompas.com/read/2013/02/05/11591175/