National Police Chief: Health Protocol Operation Yustisi Fines Reach Rp1.6 Billion

National Police Chief General Idham Azis (DOK.Humas Polri)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Idham Azis said the administrative fines collected from the justisi operation for violating the COVID-19 health protocol reached Rp1.6 billion. These fines were collected from 25,484 violators.

"Since September 14, 2020, the entire National Police has also supported the implementation of Operation Yustisi with the target of violating health protocols with the results of 1,341,027 verbal warnings, 296,898 written warnings, 201,971 social work in public facilities, and 25,484 administrative fines worth Rp1,610,994,000," said Idham in a working meeting with Commission III of the Indonesian Parliament which was broadcast on Parliament TV, Wednesday, September 30.

The National Police Chief said that based on the results of the National Police's evaluation of security and guarding health protocols, the Police always work together with the TNI, Satpol PP, and other agencies in an effort to discipline health protocols. This includes the zone affected by the pandemic that has been established by the COVID-19 Handling Task Force.

There are thousands of Polri personnel deployed in the community according to the zoning conditions for COVID-19 transmission. "The deployment of police personnel is 11,226 in the red zone, 31,591 in the orange zone and 9,815 in the yellow zone, 3,583 in the green zone," he said.

There are seven points that are the distribution locations according to the risk mapping. These locations are terminals, stations, airports, ports, malls, shopping centers, restaurants, tourist objects, places of worship and other public places.

In addition, he also explained that the National Police conducted 23,830,650 cyber patrols and 23,995,330 coordination with the Ministry of Communication and Information from March to September. This was done after Commission III provided support to his party to prevent provocative hoaxes and enforce the law for cybercriminals who take advantage of the COVID-19 issues such as looting, food hoarding, and PPE.

"In terms of law enforcement efforts as an ultimatum remedium, namely, upholding the hoax law utilizing the COVID-104 issue, 36 cases of food hoarding law enforcement, and 18 medical medical equipment hoarding cases," he said.

Previously, the Presidential Spokesperson for Legal Affairs Dini Purwono asked the public not to consider the justisi health protocol operation as a repressive act. He said, this operation was held to increase public awareness in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"The government asks the public not to consider justisi health protocol operations as part of repressive measures. Moreover, in its implementation, the government also collaborates with community organizations, religious leaders and community leaders to help enforce health protocols in society and communities," said Dini quoted from her written statement Friday, September 18th.

According to him, enforcement of this discipline is important because the key to controlling COVID-19 starts from implementing protocols such as wearing masks, maintaining distance, and diligently washing hands.

"The public must realize that they are the spearhead in efforts to control this," he said.