Ketum Jakmania Until Persija Management Will Be Investigated By The Police In The Aftermath Of A Convoy Crowd

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya will examine the General Chairperson of The Jakmania Diky Soemarno and the management of the Persija Jakarta team. This examination plan is in the aftermath of the violation of the health protocol (prokes) at the Hotel Indonesia (HI) Roundabout.

"We will summon the Chairman of Jakmania for us to clarify to account for this and from the Persija management we will summon, we will invite here to explain to investigators until there is a crowd like last night," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters. , Monday, April 26th.

However, Yusri has not received information on the date of the summons from the investigators. To be sure, the police will explore several things including, the provocateurs who caused violations of the health protocol (prokes).

"But we are still exploring, including those who invite provokes to gather at that place," said Yusri.

From a temporary investigation, the police began mapping social media accounts that were advocating for Jakmania to take to the streets.

Meanwhile, the 65 Jakmania who were previously secured have now been sent home. They were discharged after undergoing a series of examinations.

"65 (The Jakmania) we secure we have interrogated and we have sent home. The admission is spontaneity," said Yusri.

The Jakmania Central Board apologized for the euphoria of the convoy crowd after Persija Jakarta won the Menpora Cup 2021.

"In connection with the celebration of the Persija Jakarta championship which was carried out spontaneously, we hereby apologize profusely for the inconvenience that would occur if the champion celebration carried out by the Jakmania friends caused unrest," said the Jakmania central management in a written statement which also uploaded via the infokomjakmania Instagram account, Monday, April 26.

The Jakmania central management emphasized that they had never instructed members to carry out any convoys or celebrations that were excessive, let alone violating established health protocols.

"Hopefully this will be a lesson for all of us so that in the future we can protect our city together while still prioritizing the prokes that have been determined. We also hope that the Jakmania's euphoric spontaneous action on Sunday night will not cause things that we do not want, there will be no spread of the pandemic and all will always be healthy and under the protection of Allah SWT, "continued the Jakmania management.

The Jakmania management expressed their gratitude to Menpora Zainudin Amali, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan, the police including the football-loving community

“Thank you for making Indonesian football excited again. We hope that League 1 will resume soon so that this country's football can continue to excel, "continued the Jakmania management.

Previously, the Minister of Youth and Sports (Menpora) Zainudin Amali regretted the behavior of Persija Jakarta supporters who celebrated the 2021 Menpora Cup victory by gathering. According to the Menpora, in the midst of a pandemic, supporters should not need to create excessive euphoria to march to the streets.

"The supporters' incident is a lesson for all parties," said the Menpora in a virtual press conference, Monday, April 26.

Menpora Amali requested that the actions of these individual supporters not be linked to the success of the competition which has been successfully carried out according to a strict process until the closing.

"Do not mix the events of these supporters after the pre-season competition," he said.