Sexual harassers on Jakarta trains face lifelong ban; rail company mulls more women-only carriages

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From January to August 2024, officers of metropolitan Jakarta’s main rail company attended to 30 sexual harassment cases both in the station and aboard the trains.

New: You can now listen to articles.JAKARTA: Perpetrators of sexual harassment on Jakarta metropolitan area’s main rail transport network will now get a lifetime ban from the trains, following several reports of inappropriate behaviour.

Jabodetabek refers to the city of Jakarta and its neighbouring suburbs of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi. A KCI representative on Sunday said the firm sanction is expected to provide a deterrent effect on other perpetrators of sexual harassment and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.

KCI has installed 762 surveillance cameras spread across 82 stations throughout the rail network, KCI's operations and marketing director Broer Rizal told Antara news agency on Sep 2.

 

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