Rachel Vennya Has Played State Rules, Strict Actions Must Be Taken

JAKARTA - Deputy Chairman of Commission III of the House of Representatives Ahmad Sahroni asked the Police to thoroughly investigate the case of Rachel Vennya, who escaped from the quarantine of the COVID-19 Emergency Hospital Wisma Atlet Pademangan, North Jakarta. thoroughly investigate all parties involved in the escape of the Rachel Vennya program. "This is clearly a violation that can endanger many people, because there is a standard that when people return from abroad, they must be quarantined. officers involved," said Sahroni, quoted by Antara, Friday, October 15.

He considered the escape of Rachel Vennya, who was allegedly assisted by TNI personnel, was a bad precedent and should not happen again. Therefore, according to him, the police must give strict sanctions to all related parties so that the same incident does not happen again in the future. Sahroni also highlighted the suspicion that the suspect not only violated the length of the quarantine period, but also manipulated the quarantine place.

He assessed that better coordination is needed between all institutions handling COVID-19 in Indonesia in order to avoid a repeat of the incident. Anyway, all relevant parties must work hand in hand in carrying out the rules without 'discrimination'," he said.