Crowd At McDonald's Outlets Due To The BTS Meal Menu Deputy Governor Of DKI: We Don't Hesitate To Give Sanctions

Jakarta Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria (DOK VOI/Diah Ayu)

JAKARTA - There were crowds of queues at a number of McDonald's outlets in Jakarta because of the new BTS Meal menu. Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta, Ahmad Riza Patria, emphasized that he would impose sanctions for violations of health protocols.

"We do not hesitate to impose sanctions on anyone, including the restaurants", said Riza at the DKI Regional Representative Council (DPRD) building, Central Jakarta, Wednesday, June 9.

Riza thinks that crowds at food establishments should be avoided. The management of the place of business should be able to anticipate activities that have the potential to cause the accumulation of customers.

"We ask that all restaurants, other business entities, launch any activity that has the potential to cause crowds, especially crowds to be anticipated, must have a good estimate of how many programs may be present, how to anticipate so that crowds do not occur", explained Riza.

As previously reported, today, hundreds of online motorcycle taxis swarmed McDonald's outlets. Because the McDonald's outlet opened a special menu for BTS Meal today. This menu is a McDonald's collaboration with the South Korean boy band, BTS.

Crowds are inevitable in a number of outlets, such as McDonald's Pondok Indah, McDonald's Otista, to McDonald's Puri Kembangan. In fact, McDonald's Sunter was also temporarily closed due to crowds of online ojek drivers.

Not only that, but the police also temporarily closed the McDonald's outlet at Gambir Station due to the queue for BTS Meal orders that led to a crowd. McDonald's Gambir Station is sealed for 1x24 hours. In addition, the management was also fined IDR 50 million.

"With this McDonald's promo, it invites Gojek and other online drivers to buy or order. We ask McDonald's to immediately close its business temporarily and the online application is closed, so that fellow drivers online or who order do not feel disadvantaged", said the Gambir Metro Police Chief Kade Budiyarta at McDonald's Gambir.

Confirmed separately, Head of Central Jakarta Civil service police (Satpol PP) Bernard Tambunan said his party had temporarily sealed 5 McDonald's outlets in the Central Jakarta area. "In Central Jakarta, there are 5 outlets that we have sealed", he said in a short message.