Preman Involved To Monitor Health Protocols In Markets, Chairman Of The MPR: Consider The Psychological Impact Of Society

JAKARTA - The chairman of the MPR, Bambang Soesatyo, advised the National Police to carefully consider and calculate the empowerment plan for market thugs to assist in monitoring health protocols for market visitors.

This Golkar politician is worried that this policy will have psychological impacts. This is because the public's understanding that the presence of thugs is very disturbing and disturbing.

"Suggesting that the National Police carefully consider and calculate the impacts and excesses that will arise if market thugs are involved, including the psychological impact on the community at large, especially traders in the market, given the public's understanding that the presence of thugs for several conditions is very disturbing and disturbs the community service," Bambang said in his statement, Tuesday, September 14.

Furthermore, he encouraged the National Police to collaborate with the leadership of PD Pasar Jaya, community leaders from various circles, religious leaders, traditional leaders and community organization leaders to supervise and socialize health protocols, in order to boost community discipline considering the role of figures is considered more effective and needed. among the people.

In addition, Bambang also encouraged Polri to remain objective and always measured in every step and policy to serve and protect the community.

Previously, the Deputy Chief of Police, Komjen Gatot Eddy Pramono, said that his party would collaborate with thugs or respected people so that the public would apply health protocols. Especially in traditional markets, where positive cases of COVID-19 have recently emerged.

"We also hope that internal discipline is enforced in market clusters. There are jegers there. We hope to apply discipline but still be directed by the Indonesian National Police in humanist ways," Gatot told reporters, Thursday, September 10.