Bogor City Government Prepares Heavier Sanctions For Prokes Violators, There Is A Proposal To Increase Fines To Rp1 Million

BOGOR - Bogor City Government will enforce stricter discipline for violators of health protocols (prokes). The Bogor City Government is preparing tougher sanctions to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases.

Head of the Law and Human Rights Section of the Bogor City Government, Alma Wiranta, said that the enforcement of this stricter discipline was by revising Bogor Mayor Regulation Number 107 of 2020, particularly in relation to increasing fines for individuals and corporations.

Alma Wiranta explained Perda No. 1 of 2021 concerning Public Order which is the result of a revision of Perda No. 8 of 2006 concerning Public Order.

In Perda No. 1 of 2021 concerning Public Order, regulates 13 orderly in the City of Bogor, one of which is orderly health.

"In this health order, health protocols are implemented in the COVID-19 pandemic," he said as quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 17.

According to Alma, the Bogor City Government is currently enforcing the health protocol discipline based on Mayor Regulation Number 107 of 2020 concerning Imposition of Administrative Sanctions for Orderly Health Violations in Handling COVID-19 in Bogor City which refers to Perda No. 8 of 2006.

Since Perda No. 1/2021 concerning Public Order has been issued, Perwali No. 107/2020 was revised to synchronize its rules with the new Perda on Public Order.

"His position is currently being drafted by the Bogor City Government Legal Team," he said.

According to Alma, in the revision of the mayor's regulation, it is proposed to strengthen enforcement of health protocol discipline by increasing the administrative fine sanctions, namely the maximum fine for individuals from IDR 250 thousand to IDR IDR 1 million, while a maximum fine for corporations from IDR 10 million to IDR 50 million.

By increasing these fines, Alma hopes that it can have a higher deterrent effect on individuals and corporations so that it can reduce the number of COVID-19 cases in Bogor City.