Viral, Police Disbanded Crowds Watching The Filming Of "Ikatan Cinta"

Filming the Bond of Love (Photo: IG @amandamanopo)

JAKARTA - The video of the crowd in the filming of the soap opera Ikatan Cinta went viral on TikTok. Some netizens regretted the crowd because currently, the government is imposing restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) in Java and Bali. After that, appeared a video of the police dispersing the crowd watching the filming of Ikatan Cinta.

The filming location for the soap opera Ikatan Cinta is in the village of Cidadap, Pasir Angin Village, Megamendung, Bogor. Currently, Bogor is also implementing PPKM so that the crowd immediately gets more attention from the local government.

Quoted from sukabumiupdate.com, the Regent of Bogor conducted checks to ensure conditions in the field. "Ensuring the conditions that occur at the filming location, we will follow up," said Bogor Regent Ade Yasin when confirmed, Wednesday, January 27, 2021.

Megamendung Sector Police Chief Adjunct Commissioner Susilo said the shooting activities for the soap opera which was on the rise caused a crowd of residents who wanted to see the filming process and see their idol in person.

Megamendung Police has dispersed the crowd of residents who wanted to watch the filming of the soap opera starring Amanda Manopo and Arya Saloka. This dissolution has been decided with the Muspika Megamendung. "We also enforce PPKM and tighten the filming location," said Susilo.

As an illustration, the filming location for this soap opera is easily accessible to the public. However, the crowd only occurred at the guardrail, not getting into the filming location.

The news about the plan to disband the filming of Ikatan Cinta is also circulated. In fact, the filming is called illegal because there is no permit and does not follow health procedures during a pandemic.

Until now, MNC Pictures has not provided an official statement about this. Wilman, a publicist for MNC Pictures, described how health protocols were highly implemented at the filming location of Ikatan Cinta.

"For merely media coverage, we enact the written permission from MNC Pictures. We must do the anti-gene swab test first. One day one media, without permission, no one can enter the shooting location of the Ikatan Cinta. If you get permission, you have to report to the security guard, the covid-19 task force, and the unit crew," he said when contacted, Thursday, January 28.