Residents Not Wearing Masks In Bogor Regency Sentenced To Enter An Ambulance Containing A Body

JAKARTA - The Bogor Regency Government has implemented new sanctions for Bogor residents who do not wear masks and do not comply with health protocols. Violators of the COVID-19 health protocol are sentenced to boarding an ambulance containing a coffin.

"Due to the limited number of officers and the large area of Bogor Regency with the largest population in Indonesia, we were overwhelmed. So we have to be able to innovate, the important thing is that the effect and education can be obtained, "said Bogor Regent Ade Yasin as quoted from the Bogor Regency Government website, Monday, September 7.

These sanctions are called the latest innovations to curb and provide a deterrent effect if they do not comply with the health protocols established by the Bogor Regency Government.

"Our target is how the people of Bogor can obey the rules, because these rules are also made to protect them and also others," he said.

Fines that have previously been applied are still in effect. However, because while in the field not all residents could pay the fine due to economic constraints, other sanctions were made that could be carried out by offenders who did not comply with health protocols.

Meanwhile, Antara reported, a number of Bogor residents were sentenced to enter an ambulance containing coffins because they did not wear masks on the main road in the Parung area.

"This is to give a deterrent effect to violators of Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) in Bogor Regency," said Head of Parung Sub-district, Yudi Santosa.

He said there were eight people who were punished by sitting for a few minutes next to the coffin in the ambulance.

According to Yudi, the sanctions aim to remind violators that not wearing masks will bring them closer to the risk of death amid the COVID-19 corona virus pandemic.