National Cops chief Gen. Idham Azis released on Monday a telegram to promote health protocols to prevent the further transmission of COVID-19, specifying sanctions against health lawbreakers amidst mass gatherings held by the Islam Protectors Group (FPI).
The telegram orders authorities personnel to take legal action versus any violator of health procedures, without discrimination.
” If there are rejections, disorderly conduct in response to efforts to uphold local policies on COVID-19 health procedures, [police] should take firm action,” the telegram mentions as reported by kompas.com.
The telegram likewise points out several short articles that might be utilized to charge those found in offense of health protocols, such as posts 65, 212, 214, 216 and 218 of the Criminal Code (KUHP).
According to Article 212 of the KUHP, anybody withstanding authorities might face one year and four months’ imprisonment and be bought to pay a fine of Rp 4,500(0.32 US cents). While Article 216 of the KUHP states that anybody that disobeys authorities might face four months and two weeks in jail and a fine of Rp 9,000
On The Other Hand, Short Article 218 specifies that crowds that stop working to distribute after authorities buy them to do so 3 times, could face four months and 2 weeks in jail and a fine of Rp 9,000
The letter likewise specified that cops would utilize posts 84 and 93 of Law No. 6/2018 on health quarantine, which states that those who stop working to stick to health quarantine orders might face one year in jail and a fine of Rp 100 million.
The cops are examining possible infractions during a wedding event and event to commemorate Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday held by FPI leader Rizieq Shihab.
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan paid a visit to the Jakarta Authorities headquarters on Tuesday for questioning related to the occasion. Idham has likewise gotten rid of Jakarta Cops chief Insp. Gen. Nana Sudjana and West Java Authorities chief Insp. Gen. Rudy Sufahrdiay for their failure to impose health procedures.
The occasion was reportedly participated in by 10,000 people at the FPI headquarters in Petamburan, Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta, on Saturday, despite the government’s require the imposition of social distancing measures to suppress the spread of COVID-19
Jakarta Public Order Firm (Satpol PP) had likewise ordered Rizieq to pay a fine of Rp 50 billion for organizing the occasion, which had actually been settled by the FPI.
The firebrand cleric was again at the center of debate following his return to the nation last Tuesday after nearly 3 years of self-proclaimed exile in Saudi Arabia. His arrival at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten also drew countless his advocates who collected at the airport to invite him, triggering extreme traffic congestion and the cancellation of a number of flights.
