Boshe VVIP Club Bali Operates During Emergency PPKM, Police: If They Are Still Stubborn, They Will Be Punished

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BADUNG - Denpasar Police Chief Kombes Jansen Avitus Pandjaitan confirmed that he would carry out a criminal process if the karaoke and bars of the Boshe VVIP Club in Bali were still stubborn by continuing to operate during the emergency PPKM.

"The Satpol PP has already taken direct action. We will see if he is still stubborn, so it's like an agreement that punishment is the last alternative. So if he is still stubborn, I guarantee that in addition to having his permit revoked, we will carry out criminal proceedings against them," he said. Jansen when contacted, Monday, July 19.

Kombes Jansen said that Boshe VVIP Bali has been dealt with by the Satpol PP. Boshe's management was fined Rp. 1 million.

"So while the Satpol PP has taken action. (If) stubborn, besides criminal sanctions can be imposed on the person concerned, the manager also closes the place of business, that's for sure," he asserted.

"The Badung Satpol PP has taken steps in the form of a fine for the person concerned in accordance with the rules in force in Badung. If it is still stubborn, we guarantee that we will apply the punishment to business actors and also make sure that the business permit will be revoked by the Badung Regency Government," he continued .

Previously, the spokesman for the COVID-19 Task Force for Badung Regency, Bali, I Gusti Ngurah Gede Jaya Saputra, said that the karaoke and bar of the Boshe VVIP Club in Bali, which was secretly open during Emergency PPKM, was fined Rp. 1 million and closed for a week.

This is in accordance with the Badung Regent's Regulation (Perbub) Number 52 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Discipline and Law Enforcement of Health Protocols as an effort to prevent and control Corona Virus Disease 2019 in the New Era Order.

"The management has been summoned earlier. The sanction imposed according to the Perbub is a fine of Rp. 1 million, the second being a business closure for one week," said Saputra, when contacted Monday, July 19.

Saputra emphasized that if more serious violations were found, then Boshe VVIP Bali could be permanently closed.

"Indeed, the regulation is in the Perbub. That was first. If later in the next one something more severe is found and so on, a permanent closure could be made," he said.

"This means that in accordance with the enforcement in PPKM first or in tipiring first. If later they are stubborn and so on, they will be permanently closed," he said.

Saputra explained that the violation committed by the management of Boshe VVIP Bali was operating during an emergency PPKM. The task force reminded nightclub owners that strict action would be taken if they violated the emergency PPKM rules.

"They are open until the afternoon, the information is like that. Now from the guidance first, if they are stubborn, it is clear from law enforcement," said Saputra.