Police Chief Dismissed Kapolda Metro Jaya And West Java Due To Health Protocols Related To Rizieq's Event

JAKARTA - National Police Chief, General Idham Azis, has removed the Head of Metro Jaya Regional Police, Inspector General Nana Sudjana and West Java Regional Police Chief Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi. Both were removed for not enforcing health protocol rules.

"There are two police chiefs who do not carry out orders to enforce health protocols, so they will be given sanctions in the form of dismissing the Jakarta Metro Police Chief. Then the two West Java Regional Police Chiefs," said Head of Public Relations of the Indonesian Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, to reporters, Monday, November 16.

The removal of the two generals was stated in the Chief of Police's Secret Telegram (TR) number ST 3222 / XI / Kep / 2020, November 16, 2020.

Then for the transfer of duties, Inspector General Nana was transferred as a staff of the Chief of Police. Meanwhile, Inspector General Rudy Sufahriadi was transferred to the Education and Training Institute (Lemdiklat Polri).

"Then Inspector General Muhammad Fadil Imran, the East Java Regional Police Chief, was appointed a new position as Kapolda Metro Jaya," he said.

"Inspector General Rudi Sufahradi, West Java Regional Police Chief, was appointed to a new position as Level 1 Widekswara of the Indonesian Police Education and Training Institute. Then Irjen Ahmad Dofiri replaced him as West Java Police Chief," he continued ending.

The removal of these two generals is suspected to be related to the marriage of the daughter of the High Priest of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab, Najwa Shihab, which was held in a series of commemoration events for the Prophet's birthday which was held on Saturday night, November 14, which became the public spotlight.

Apart from the fact that this event caused a crowd, recently the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government gave a warning until the sanction that had been paid by Rizieq was IDR 50 million.

Even though there are a number of people, without exception Rizieq Shihab wearing masks and face shields or faceshields, still the crowd generated in this event is of concern to other people.

From VOI's monitoring through Front TV, during the event, there was no one meter minimum distance according to the health protocol to prevent COVID-19. Apart from that, the committee also did not provide a marker of which places could be occupied and which were not.

The situation on stage is not much different from the situation below the stage where the congregation sits. The habib and ulama sat close to each other without maintaining a distance and did not appear to be wearing masks even though the committee continued to ask that all present wear masks.

This crowd caused by Rizieq's supporters was not the only time it happened. When he arrived from Saudi Arabia, his supporters gathered at Soekarno-Hatta Airport and around his house in the Petamburan area to pick him up and have a close look at him. In addition, when he held activities in the West Java area, crowds without heeding the health protocol for preventing COVID-19 also occurred.