Parking Management Responds to Viral Allegations of "Food Truck" Extortion at Alun-alun Kidul Jogja

He explained that the parking management was unaware of such fees and merely asked the food truck owner about typical electricity charges.

“We asked how much they usually pay for electricity, and they said usually Rp 50,000 per day,” he said.

Concerning the food truck owner no longer selling at Alun-alun Kidul, the parking management admitted they had refunded part of the money.

“Originally, the agreement was Rp 6 million. Since the event did not continue, they requested half of it back, and we already partially refunded it,” he said.

Dishub Confirms Extortion

Meanwhile, the Yogyakarta City Transportation Agency (Dishub) asserted it never issued parking permits in the area. Therefore, any complaints about parking fees are confirmed to be illegal levies (pungli).

Aminudin Aziz, Head of the Parking Division at Dishub Yogyakarta, said according to Yogyakarta City Regulation number 2 of 2019, Dishub does not issue parking permits for Alun-alun Kidul.

“Regarding Regulation Number 2 of 2019 concerning parking and its technical rules, we do not have parking attendants there with issued permits,” he said when contacted on Friday (18/9/2026).

He said their role was limited to regulating parking signs.

He stated that complaints about Rp 1 million parking fees are certainly extortion, as no official permits have been granted for parking at Alun-alun Kidul.

“If there are reports from food truck operators about extortion or parking fees, those are indeed illegal levies. There are no official fees,” he explained.