There Is A Discretion For People Who Will Leave Jabodetabek

Illustration (Angga Nugraha / VOI)

JAKARTA - The government has prohibited the homecoming community to prevent the spread of the corona virus or COVID-19. A number of rules are in place to sanction those who violate this prohibition.

Head of the Traffic Corps (Korlantas) Operations Section of the Police, Kombes Benyamin said, basically there is no relief in implementing the rules on the prohibition of going home. However, there are exceptions or descriptions for people who in an emergency have to leave the Jabodetabek area.

"So in principle there is no relief. We all prohibit going home. However, the police are also human. We return discretion to the members in the field," said Benyamin, Friday, May 1.

One of the reasons for being allowed to enter and leave the Jabodetabek area is work with strong evidence. If not, the officers asked them to turn back to Jakarta.

"For example, he works near the border, maybe even Jakarta-Bandung, but he doesn't go home, he works, it's okay. It's okay. As long as he shows that he's not going home," said Benyamin.

One of the accesses used by travelers to go to their hometowns (Angga Nugraha / VOI) Caption

Then, the community is also allowed to pass through the checkpoint when experiencing a disaster. Benyamin gave an example, there was someone whose family member died outside the city. Later, this person will be allowed to leave Jabodetabek.

"(The reason) died for example, but not because of COVID and he was not going home, he could show that my family really died not because of COVID. If it was useless, he couldn't go there either," said Benyamin.

Referring to the seven days of enforcement data starting from April 24 to 30, at least the number of offenders has almost touched 8 thousand vehicles.

Polda Metro Jaya Traffic Directorate Director Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo said the thousands of vehicles were the result of prosecution at dozens of checkpoints. They have the potential to do the Eid homecoming.

"For seven days a total of 7,748 vehicles were subject to sanctions by being asked to make a U-turn," said Sambodo.

In addition, the highest number of prosecution occurred at the Cikarang Utama Toll Gate, Bekasi. A total of 3,269 vehicles were netted and asked to make a U-turn. Then, at the Bitung Toll Gate, there were 2,713 vehicles.

"Finally, on arterial roads, until the seventh day, 1,766 vehicles have been turned around," said Sambodo.

Pasar Senen Station (Angga Nugraha / VOI)