CCTV offline during student protest? DKI Jakarta government cites third-party platform issues

Reports emerged on Friday that CCTV cameras in Central Jakarta were offline, coinciding with a student demonstration near the Hotel Indonesia roundabout.

However, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, through its Head of the Communication, Informatics, and Statistics Agency (Diskominfotik), Marulina Dewi, asserted that all CCTV infrastructure operated by the provincial government in the area remains fully functional.

Dewi stated, "We ensure that the CCTV operations of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government continue to run normally and are actively used to support security, order, public safety, and regional monitoring, including coordination with the police." She suggested that public complaints about inaccessible CCTV feeds might stem from disruptions on third-party digital platforms, emphasizing these are not official channels managed by the provincial government.

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We ensure that the CCTV operations of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government continue to run normally and are actively used to support security, order, public safety, and regional monitoring, including coordination with the police.

"Regarding access constraints on some CCTV feeds circulating on certain platforms or sites, we emphasize that these platforms are neither official channels nor part of the CCTV system managed by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government," Dewi explained. She added that the availability of data, streaming quality, and any disruptions on these platforms are entirely outside the provincial government's management and do not reflect the actual operational status of the official CCTV systems.

Previously, the Head of Public Relations for the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Pol Budi Hermanto, stated that the police were unaware of the reason for the CCTV inaccessibility and would coordinate with the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's Diskominfotik regarding the issue, as the police are not the operators of the CCTV systems.

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Regarding access constraints on some CCTV feeds circulating on certain platforms or sites, we emphasize that these platforms are neither official channels nor part of the CCTV system managed by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government.