President Jokowi Is Asked To Make A Presidential Decree To Prohibit Eid Homecoming So That National Police Can Do Maximum Work On Road

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JAKARTA - Chairman of the Advocacy and Community Affairs of the Indonesian Transportation Society (MTI) Djoko Setijowarno said that the ban on Eid homecoming during Idul Fitri can be effective. The condition is that the government needs to issue a Presidential Regulation (Perpres).

Reflecting on 2020, where the national homecoming ban is only based on the Minister of Transportation Regulation and the Governor's Regulation for the scope of DKI Jakarta. As a result, the explosion of COVID cases was inevitable.

"Therefore, issue a Presidential Decree on the Prohibition of  2021 Eid Homecoming so that a special budget for the National Police in implementing the 2021 Eid Homecoming ban can work optimally," said Djoko.

Reflecting on the momentum of the previous long holiday and the Eid holiday last year, the same mistake (increase in COVID cases, ed) might be repeated if there is no thorough evaluation.

"The National Police, which has the authority on the roads, is unable to completely prohibit the mobility of vehicles. People also have various ways of outsmarting," he said.

Djoko also estimates that, like last year's Eid, black plate public transport will be more prevalent. Likewise, trucks are tricked so that they can be used to transport people.

On the other hand, the official PO Bus business is getting worse after last year's gloomy period.

"Income will decrease and decrease drastically. Homecoming using a motorbike is still possible. Because there are many alternative roads and it is difficult to monitor," he said.

According to Djoko, the existence of a higher legal protection for the policy of prohibiting homecoming is very strategic because it has an impact on the trust and success of the COVID handling program. He hopes that President Jokowi can step in and directly participate in handling and monitoring the policy.

"If there is no direct order from the President, I doubt whether the Police are willing to work optimally in the field. The government must be smarter and wiser in implementing the Eid homecoming ban," he said.