Celebrity With The Initials HK Becomes Suspect Of PPKM Violation In Lhokseumawe

Suspect of health quarantine violation. (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Investigators from the Lhokseumawe Resort Police, Aceh, have named a program with the initials HK as a suspect for allegedly causing crowds of people during the implementation of the implementation of restrictions on community activities (PPKM). Head of Public Relations of the Aceh Police Kombes Pol Winardy in Banda Aceh, Saturday, said that apart from HK, investigators also determined KS, the owner of a wholesale shop at the Inpres Market, Lhokseumawe City, whom the woman visited, causing a crowd of people. He said that based on the results of the examination, it was generally concluded that the crowd at the grocery store violated the Health Quarantine Act.

The violation, he said, was ignoring the health protocol as stipulated in Article 93 of the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine in conjunction with Article 55 of the Criminal Code. In addition, he said, Lhokseumawe Police personnel together with Satpol PP and WH officers of Lhokseumawe City sealed and installed a line. According to him, the sealing was carried out based on Lhokseumawe Mayor Regulation Number 44 of 2020 concerning the Implementation of Discipline and Law Enforcement of Health Protocols as Efforts to Prevent and Control COVID-19. Then, based on the Lhokseumawe Mayor Circular Number 100/ 266/2020 concerning Temporarily Closing/Restricting Crowded Places. The sealing will start on July 23, 2021, until a time limit has not been determined, he said. "From the two legal bases, it is clear that the wholesale shop owner has violated the regulations set by the local government," he said.