Rejecting Antigen Test, Madurese In Suramadu Invite Officers To Duel

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SURABAYA - A video of a driver on the Suramadu Bridge inviting officers to a duel for refusing an antigen test circulated on social media.

In the video, it appears that a resident has been netted in a partition in Suramadu, shouting to challenge the officers on guard. The man's action was recorded in a 38-second video, which was widely circulated on social media after being uploaded to an Instagram account called @teluuur.

Initially, the man wearing a black shirt with jeans and a black cap was angry, right in front of the antigen swab test tent belonging to the BPBD of East Java Province. He did not accept, and then challenged the officers to a duel fight.

Despite trying to calm down the joint officers consisting of Satpol PP, TNI, Polri, the Madurese's anger got even more out of control. Finally, a police officer who was at the location managed to bring down a resident.

Tanjung Perak Port Surabaya Police Chief, AKBP Ganis Setyaningrum, confirmed the video. According to him, the tension occurred when the driver challenged the officer and asked a duel to fight.

"He (the driver) fought the officers because he did not want to be tested for antigen swab," said Ganis, confirmed, Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Ganis said the man came from Sampang, Madura, and intended to go to the city of Surabaya. However, he was caught in a blockade in Suramadu, and refused to be swab tested. "But the man has apologized, and admitted his mistake, after being given an explanation by the Head of Traffic at that time," he said.

Ganis said, in carrying out the task of insulating in Suramadu, officers needed patience and calm in dealing with such people. So, said Ganis, officers in the field need to take a humanist approach to residents.

"Even if it is necessary to use the Madurese local language, so that Madurese people can easily understand the meaning of the partition," he said.