Vulnerable Residents Lies Taking Care Of SIKM, DKI Transportation Agency Surrender: We Don't Have A Lie Detection Tool

Head of DKI Transportation Agency Syafrin Liputo (Photo: Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - The entry and exit permit (SIKM) is a travel requirement for residents who have an urgent need to travel during their homecoming is prohibited during this year's Eid season.

There are exceptions to the ban on going home, but residents must have an urgent need to travel to each village.

Unfortunately, the Head of the Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, admitted that his party could not detect if there were residents who lied calling themselves to have urgent needs.

"We have not prepared a lie detection tool. If a lie is of course it is difficult to detect," said Syafrin at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Monday, April 19.

However, Syafrin said that the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government is trying to tighten the conditions that must be done when administering SIKM. For example, residents who have to take care of a sick relative must attach a certificate.

"As soon as someone applies for SIKM because someone is sick, the need for childbirth, of course there is evidence from the domicile of the sick resident. They will attach a letter from the local hospital that the person to be visited is in a sick condition," explained Syafrin.

Syafrin hopes that residents can be responsible for urgent needs that require him to travel outside the city while going home is prohibited.

"It is hoped that the attendance of the person concerned to the destination will not be too long. Usually it is like that. Of course we have a good prejudice that it is indeed for urgent needs," he said.

Currently, the DKI Provincial Government is still waiting for the Minister of Transportation's regulation regarding the ban on going home and restricting vehicles during the Eid season. After that, the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency will continue to make technical regulations.

Chairperson of the COVID-19 Handling Task Force Doni Monardo has allowed parties exempted from this year's Eid homecoming ban to travel. However, the requirements must have SIKM.

"People's trips during the month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr are exempted for logistics distribution service vehicles and travelers with urgent needs for non-travelers," said Doni in Circular Letter Number 13 of 2021.

There are also excluded reasons for work / official travel, visits from sick families, visits from grief of deceased family members, pregnant women who are accompanied by one family member, and the interest of childbirth accompanied by a maximum of two people.

Then, people traveling across cities / regencies / provinces / countries during the month of Ramadan and Idul Fitri are required to have a printed travel permit letter or SIKM as a requirement to travel.

The requirement for making SIKM for employees of government agencies, BUMN / BUMD, TNI soldiers, and members of the National Police is to attach a print out of a written permit from an Echelon II level official equipped with a handshake signature and the identity of the prospective traveler.

"For private employees, attach a print out of a written permit from the company leadership which is equipped with the signature of the company leader and the identity of the prospective traveler," he said.

Then, for informal sector workers, attach a print out of a written permit from the village head / lurah which is equipped with a wet signature / electronic signature of the village / lurah head as well as the identity of the prospective traveler.

Meanwhile, for the non-working general public, attach a print out of a written permit from the village head / lurah which is equipped with a wet signature / electronic signature of the village / village head as well as the identity of the prospective traveler.

"SIKM applies individually, is valid for one round trip, and is mandatory for adult travelers aged 17 years and over," he explained.