Anies Suggests To Amend DKI Jakarta COVID-19 Regional Regulation: Satpol PP Can Become Investigators, Add Criminal Provisions For PPKM Violators

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan (Photo: Instagram/@aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan proposes to change a number of articles in Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2020 concerning COVID-19 Management.

In the draft amendments to the regional regulations received by VOI, Anies inserted one article between Articles 28 and 29, namely Article 28A.

This article contains rules regarding the investigation of violators of the PPKM provisions. In addition to the article, Anies wants DKI State Civil Apparatus (ASN) such as the Satpol PP to have the authority as investigators.

"In addition to investigators from the State Police of the Republic of Indonesia, certain civil servants within the provincial government and/or civil servant investigators at the Satpol Pamong Praja, are given special authority as investigators as referred to in the Criminal Procedure Code to conduct investigations for violations in the regulations. this area," Anies wrote in the document, quoted Wednesday, July 21.

This means that this investigator is authorized to receive reports, conduct examinations, ask for information and evidence, examine the identification of people suspected of violating the rules, take fingerprints, take pictures and provide the results of investigations to the police and district courts to determine criminal penalties.

Furthermore, Anies also added two articles between Articles 32 and 33, namely Articles 32A and 32B. This article adds a criminal threat.

He explained, if there are violators who repeat the act of not wearing a mask after being given social and administrative work sanctions, they will be sentenced to a maximum of three months in prison or a maximum fine of Rp. 500,000.

Furthermore, for business actors who repeat acts of violating health protocols and have received a license revocation, they will be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of three months or a maximum fine of IDR 50,000,000.

At the plenary meeting agenda this afternoon, Anies will explain to the DKI DPRD regarding the proposed amendment to Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2021 with the addition of a number of these rules.