Governor Of West Sumatra: Do You Want To Believe In COVID-19 Or Not, If You Don't Wear A Sanctioned Mask

JAKARTA - West Sumatra Governor Irwan Prayitno emphasized that all people must wear masks when leaving the house. If not, get ready for sanctions.

"Whether you want to believe it or not, as long as you don't have a mask, you will be sanctioned," said Irwan in Padang as quoted by Antara, Saturday, October 10.

This affirmation was conveyed by Irwan regarding the results of the Politika Spectrum survey which showed that 39.9 percent of West Sumatra residents considered COVID-19 to be a global conspiracy or the conspiracy of the world's major countries.

According to Irwan, believing or not having COVID-19 is the right of each person. But what is clear is that the West Sumatra Provincial Government has made every effort to educate the public regarding the dangers of COVID-19 and has recently issued Perda No. 6 of 2020.

Perda No. 6 of 2020 contains administrative and criminal sanctions. The sanction is contained in CHAPTER X Criminal Provisions in Article 101. Paragraph 1, every person who violates the obligation to use a mask as referred to in Article 11 letter d number 2 will be punished with a maximum imprisonment of two days or a maximum fine of IDR 250,000.

Paragraph 2, the criminal act as referred to in paragraph 1 can only be imposed if the administrative sanction imposed is not obeyed or the violation is committed more than once, while paragraph 3, the criminal act as referred to in paragraph (1) is a violation.

Article 102 paragraph 1, every person in charge of an activity / business that violates the obligation to implement health protocol disciplinary behavior in carrying out activities / business and other activities, as referred to in Article 12 letter b, will be subject to a maximum imprisonment of one month or a maximum fine of Rp. 15,000,000.

Paragraph 2, the criminal act as intended in paragraph (1) can only be imposed if the administrative sanction that has been imposed is not obeyed or the violation is committed more than once, while paragraph 3, the criminal act as referred to in paragraph (1) is a violation.

Meanwhile the Spokesperson for the West Sumatra COVID-19, Jasman informed that until Friday (9/10) the total number of West Sumatra residents who had been exposed to COVID-19 totaled 8,116 people. A total of 4,555 people have been declared cured.