The Story Of A Homecomer Sitting In The Trunk Of The Bus Instead Of Being Raided

Illustrations (Irfan Meidianto / VOI)

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo issued a ban on going home to prevent the spread of the corona virus or COVID-19 in Indonesia. Officers take care so that no vehicles, either private or public, carry people back and forth.

In the midst of this information on the ban on going home, on social media, photos circulated depicting six people sitting in the trunk of an Intercity and Interprovincial (AKAP) bus. The photo was captioned, taken at the Ciledug bus terminal. One of the photo uploaders is the Instagram account @tangerangnewscom.

"They are travelers who are desperate to go home even though the government prohibits them. To avoid raids during the PSBB, they are willing to sit in the trunk of the bus by paying Rp.450 thousand." write a description that integrates with the photo earlier.

Head of the Tangerang City Transportation Agency, Wahyudi Iskandar, denied reports of buses carrying travelers, particularly in his area, the Ciledug bus terminal. Wahyudi said, all terminals in the city of Tangerang have been closed since April 24.

"The fact is that it is empty (the condition of the terminal), there is an agreement if all terminals do not operate, including the bus agents," said Wahyudi to VOI, Monday, April 27.

Meanwhile, the twitter account @JonWiraHutama tells that this photo is not located in Ciledug, but in Cikarang, West Java. He explained that the bus destined for Yogyakarta departed from Bekasi. On the way, they received information that at the Tanjung Pura toll gate there was a blockage and an inspection by officers.

The conductor and driver offer the passengers to turn the bus around and return their money. Or passengers sit in the trunk and then after the inspection, they return to their respective seats. The passenger chooses in the trunk provided that all the rubber upholstery is removed so that there is air circulation.

The actual chronology ... The bus started from Bekasi, due to access restrictions. So the bus took a side road, arrived at the Cikarang area, the crew got information from another PT bus with the initials SJ that at the Tanjung Pura toll gate there was a blockage and was told to make a U-turn ...

- Jaldecir Jesus Decca Dos Santos (JonWiraHutama) April 25, 2020

Kapolsek Cikarang AKP Somantri, who was confirmed about this, said he did not know about the incident. He emphasized that, until now, there has been no action against AKAP buses.

"I have not received information (about the incident) but in my place (Cikarang) there is no (action)," said Somantri.