据《雅加达环球报》3月21日雅加达报道:由于没有及时得到警方的安全许可,数千名公共交通和出租车司机把第二次大规模反打车软件集会推迟到周二(3月21日)。
2000名司机上周参加了抗议优步和抢车的集会,他们声称这些打车软件没有遵守2009年道路交通法,这次集会期望能带来比上周更多的抗议者。
陆路运输司机协会(PPAD)发言人Daelami说,雅加达警方允许集会在周二举行,司机们推迟行动。
Daelami周日晚些时候表示:“开始,我们计划在周一举行聚会,但是警方拒绝发布许可。”
他说,出租车和其他公共交通的活动在周一仍将保持正常。
周二的集会期待能看见超过1000名司机参加。
抗议者将于上午九点在位于南雅加的达众议院前的道路上开始集会。司机协会的代表还将与通信部长会面。
上周,政府决定允许打车软件公司合作运营,被称为印尼汽车租赁合作(PPRI),抗议随之而来。
Jakarta. Thousands of public transport and taxi drivers have postponed a second massive anti-app based transportation rally until Tuesday (21/03), after failing to secure police permits in time.
The rally is expected to bring even more protestors than last week, which saw 2,000 drivers protest against Uber and GrabCar, claiming the apps fail to comply with the 2009 Road Traffic Law.
Land Transportation Drivers Association (PPAD) spokesman Daelami said drivers had postponed the action after Jakarta Police confirmed a rally permit had been issued for Tuesday.
“In the beginning, we proposed to rally on Monday, but police refused to issue the permit,” Daelami said on late Sunday, as reported by Detik.com.
The activities of taxi and other public transport on Monday will remain as normal, he said.
The rally on Tuesday is expected to see more than 10,000 drivers participate.
Protestors are scheduled to start the rally at 9 a.m. at the House of Representatives Complex on Jalan Gatot Subroto in South Jakarta. Representatives of the drivers association will also meet with the Communications Ministry.
The protest comes after a government decision last week to allow the app-based transportation companies operate as a cooperative, known as the Indonesian Car Rental Cooperative (PPRI).
The cooperative was officially recognized by the Ministry for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises last Wednesday, following talks between the company, officials from the newly established cooperative and SMEs Minister Anak Agung Gede Puspayoga.
GrabCar along with similar ride-sharing application Uber, has been met with great criticism from taxi and public transportation operators since they were first introduced. With their incomes declining, the operators said the newcomers should be banned for violating the 2009 Road Traffic Law, under which they are not recognized as a form of public transportation.
The argument has won over some key officials, most notably Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan who issued a letter in November banning all app-based ride-hailing services, including motorcycle taxi apps GoJek and GrabBike.
The move was overruled by President Joko Widodo less than 24 hours after the letter was issued.