Violating Health Protocols, 5 Clothing Stores In Mataram Are Subject To Fines Of IDR 500 Thousand Each

Satpol PP of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province, has supervised the enforcement of health protocols in a number of clothing shops in the area. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - The Civil Service Police Unit of Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara Province, has imposed fines on five clothing shop owners who are indicated to have violated the COVID-19 health protocol.

The five clothing shop owners who were given fines are Fashion One, Roxy, Apollo, Boxi and Depi in Karang Sukun. They are considered to have violated the overcapacity program, which should have been filled 50 percent of their normal capacity", said Head of Civil Service Police Uni Mataram City, M Israk Tantawi, in Mataram, as reported by Antara, Friday, May 7.

It is said that the sanctioning of fines to shop owners are by the Regulation of the Mayor of Mataram Number 34/2020 concerning the Implementation of Discipline and Law Enforcement of Health Protocols as Efforts to Prevent and Control COVID-19, with a fine amount of IDR 500 thousand each.

The Civil Service Investigators of the Civil Service Police Unit Mataram City were given the sanction, on Thursday, May 6 evening, after going through several reprimands and warnings", he said.

Meanwhile, The Civil Service Investigators of the Civil Service Police Unit Mataram City, Sonya Margaretha said that before being sanctioned with fines to the five clothing shop owners, her team had already stepped down many times and gave warnings and warnings to pay attention to Regulation of the Mayor 34/2020.

In particular, Article 10 states that with the implementation of health protocols and point C, entrepreneurs are required to protect their business areas in implementing the COVID-19 program in the midst of a pandemic.

"So we have made several verbal warnings, but they have been ignored. For this reason, we give administrative sanctions in the form of fines of IDR 500 thousand each, and all of them have paid", she said.

However, Civil Service Police Unit will continue to supervise, and if they are found to have violated the health program again, they will be sanctioned for a temporary closure of seven to ten days.

"If still, we will carry out operational closure by the Regulation of the Mayor procedures", she said.