Mass Reunion 212 Disbanded, Roadblocks Ended

Reunion 212/Diah Ayu-VOI

JAKARTA - The traffic diversion scheme in the National Monument (Monas) area to the Horse Statue, Central Jakarta has ended. The diversion of traffic flow was stopped because the Reunion 212 crowd had gradually dispersed.

"Towards the horse statue and its surroundings, everything has been opened, it is reopened," said the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes E. Zulpan to reporters, Thursday, December 2.

Roads that had been closed were reopened at 14.00 WIB. People can go back to normal.

"It's normal that everything has been opened gradually, starting at 14.00 WIB," said Zulpan.

Polda Metro hopes that the mass action will no longer return to the Horse Statue area. Thus, it will not cause congestion or what is worse, the transmission of COVID-19.

"We hope no one tries to leave again, it's normal," said Zulpan.

"It's already sterile, it doesn't exist anymore. From now on, it's only been in Wahid Hasyim," he added.

Previously, the Ditlantas Polda Metro Jaya imposed insulation on 11 roads around the Arjuna Wiwaha Statue (Horse Statue) and the National Monument (Monas) as well as the Merdeka Palace, Central Jakarta.

This blockade is a measure to anticipate the mass Reunion 212 action. There are also 11 points that are blocking points, namely Jalan Kebon Sirih, Jalan Budi Kemuliaan, Jalan Harmoni, Jalan Museum, Jalan Veterans 3 and 2, Jalan U.S. Embassy, Jalan in front of Pertamina.