Not Wearing Masks, 51 Residents In Cengkareng Are Sanctioned By Officers

Sanctions for Citizens Not Wearing Masks/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Joint officers from the Cengkareng Police and West Jakarta Civil Service Police Unit imposed sanctions on 51 residents in a judicial operation under the Cengkareng toll road because they were caught not wearing masks when doing activities outside their homes.

"As many as 51 people we have imposed sanctions for violating health protocols, namely not wearing masks", said Cengkareng Police Chief, Kompol Endah Pusparini, in Jakarta on Tuesday, February 8.

Endah said that many violators reasoned that they forgot to bring their masks when they were outside their homes. However, these reasons cannot help the violators to avoid punishment.

"The majority of violators choose to undergo the punishment of cleaning public facilities. While the rest prefer to pay administrative fines", said Endah.

"As many as 49 of them were given social action by cleaning public facilities while two others chose to pay administrative fines", she continued.

After receiving the punishment, the violators also promised officers to always wear masks when outside the house.

After being given the punishment, Endah and her staff also gave masks to the violators to be put on immediately.

Endah ensured that this judicial operation would continue to be carried out at several points in the Cengkareng area to enforce health protocols.

With these efforts, she hopes that the public can obey health protocols so that the potential for the spread of COVID-19 can be minimized.