Satpol PP Act On Entertainment Places Not Complying With Health ProtocolIn Padang

Health Protocol raid in Padang/Photo: Antara

PADANG - The Padang City Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) took action on two entertainment venues that did not comply with the health protocols (prokes) in the area in the early hours of Sunday, February 20.

The head of the Padang City Civil Service Police Unit, Mursalim, said in Padang on Sunday that his party had conducted an inspection of a number of cafes and restaurants in the city of Padang, Saturday night until early Sunday morning.

He said that there were two locations that had not yet implemented the prokes standard. In addition, the officers secured five karaoke guides and brought them to the Satpol PP Headquarters on Tan Malaka Street Padang for processing.

"One person at the Happy Family Resto and four others at cafe 29. Five guides that we have secured for further processing by PPNS, indicate that there is a violation," he said.

He explained that the City of Padang has again implemented the application of level 3 PPKM rules, to anticipate, it is necessary to carry out stricter monitoring of the process, as well as supervise licensing and public order in places of business in several cafes and restaurants in the city of Padang.

"We always remind all cafe and restaurant business owners in the city of Padang so that all their employees are vaccinated, and their place of business implements health procedures," he said.

In addition, his party sent a summons to cafe and restaurant owners who are suspected of having violated Regional Regulation number 1 of 2021 concerning the Adaptation of New Habits (AKB) in the city of Padang.

"Where we find there is a violation, we will give the owner a summons and we will process it according to the regional regulation, if it is not heeded, we will take firm action, because this is an effort by the Satpol PP to suppress the spread of COVID-19," he said.