Observing Large-Scale Social Restrictions According To The Coordinating Ministry For Maritime Affairs

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment. Luhut Binsar Panjaitan. (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will implement large-scale social restrictions with a civil emergency status to deal with the spread of the corona virus or COVID-19 in Indonesia. The community is also asked to be strict and disciplined in maintaining physical distance or physical distancing.

Then, what is meant by large-scale social restrictions and what is the impact on everyday life? Spokesperson for the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Jodi Mahardi explained that large-scale social restrictions are a form of health quarantine.

Physical distancing illustration. (Ilham Amin / VOI)

Jodi said the aim was to prevent the spread of disease, as regulated in article 59 paragraph 2, Law number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine.

Regulated in article 59 paragraph 3, large-scale social restrictions include at least:

1. school and work vacations;

2. restrictions on religious activities; and / or

3. restrictions on activities in public places or facilities.

Meanwhile, Article 60 of Law number 6 of 2018 regulates the criteria and implementation of Home Quarantine, Regional Quarantine, Hospital Quarantine, and Social Restrictions which will be further regulated in a Government Regulation.

Jodi said that both the central and local governments are responsible for protecting public health. This rule is contained in article 4 of Law number 6 of 2018.

Article 4 reads:

The central government and local governments are responsible for protecting public health from diseases and / or Public Health Risk Factors that have the potential to cause Public Health Emergencies through the implementation of Health Quarantine.

"In other words, health quarantine can be implemented to prevent public health emergencies," said Jodi, in a written statement received by VOI, in Jakarta, Monday, March 30.

Meanwhile, Jodi said, Article 49 paragraph (3) of Law number 6 of 2018 states that large-scale social restrictions are set by the Minister of Health.

Meanwhile, the status of civil emergency is regulated in Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 23 Year 1959 concerning State of Danger. Article 1 states, the President / Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces declares all or part of Indonesia's territory in a state of danger with the level of a civil emergency or military emergency or a state of war.

Then, in Article 3 it is stated that the ruler of the civil emergency is the President / Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces as the ruler of the Central Civil Emergency.

The impact of establishing a civil emergency status is quite extensive. Among other things, Article 18 states that the Civil Emergency Authority has the right to stipulate that in order to hold general meetings, public meetings and parades must be held with a certain permit. Meanwhile, this permit by the Civil Emergency Authority can be granted full or conditional.

Not only that, the Civil Emergency Authority also has the right to limit or prohibit the entry or use of buildings, residences or fields for a certain period of time.

Article 19 states that the Civil Emergency Authority has the right to restrict people from being outside the home. Meanwhile, Article 20 states, the Civil Emergency Authority has the right to inspect the body and clothing of each person who is suspected and to have it examined by Police officials or other investigating officials.

"Large-scale social restrictions, and if necessary more tightening, are accompanied by a civil emergency. For partial isolation, please the governor. But for cities and provinces, the central government determines the distribution flow of basic materials. , "he said.