Minister Of Health Asks Rachel Vennya To Be Sentenced For Escape From Quarantine, Polda Metro Is Still Analyzing And Studying

JAKARTA - Many parties have voiced calls for Rachel Vennya to be punished for escaping from quarantine after returning from the US, including the Minister of Health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin. However, Polda Metro Jaya is still analyzing the authority to take action regarding quarantine violations after returning from overseas trips.

"I think it's still in the task force. We just appreciate what the task force was. I haven't made any efforts, until now, we are still analyzing what it looks like, whether it is still under the authority of the task force or whether we need law enforcement or what we will study later," said Director of General Crime Investigation of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Tubagus Ade Hidayat to reporters. , Thursday, October 14th.

When asked again about law enforcement actions, Tubagus reiterated the need to pay close attention to the enforcement authorities related to the COVID-19 Task Force.

"We are still studying. There has been no legal action, from us yet, if we are clear people. We have to clarify first to several parties, yes," he continued.

Previously reported, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that the Rachel Vennya celebrity who violated quarantine rules after traveling abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic could pose a risk to the public. Rachel Vennya called the Minister of Health must be punished so as not to repeat the violation.

Budi emphasized that the quarantine carried out in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was not only for personal interests, but for the benefit of the community.

"If he violates that, he poses a risk to the public, to the public," said Budi in Lebak, Banten, quoted by Antara, Thursday, October 14.

Budi said that the Rachel Vennya celebrity who violated the quarantine rules should be punished so that they would not commit another violation, but he was not in the main task of giving the punishment.

Therefore, the Minister of Health suggested that the Rachel Vennya celebrity immediately return to quarantine, and not violate the quarantine regulations.

"Yes, he should be in quarantine again soon. He should be in quarantine again and punished so he doesn't violate it again," he said.

Previously, Kodam Jaya found an individual member of the TNI who served in the Security Task Force at Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, allegedly arranging for the Rachel Vennya program to escape quarantine after returning from abroad.

"During the investigation of the case, it was found that there were allegations of non-procedural actions by unscrupulous members of the Soetta Airport Security TNI with the initials FS," said Head of Information for the Jaya Kodam, Air Defense Artillery Colonel (Arh) Herwin BS.

Herwin revealed, from the results of the temporary investigation, it was found that FS arranged for Rachel's program to avoid the quarantine procedures that must be followed after traveling from abroad.

According to him, Kodam Jaya as the Command of the COVID-19 Integrated Joint Task Force, is conducting an investigation into Rachel Vennya's escape from quarantine at the Wisma Atlet COVID-19 Emergency Hospital (RSDC) in Pademangan, North Jakarta.