JAKARTA - Commission II of the House of Representatives asked the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, to strongly rebuke the Regent of Tegal due to dozens of sub-district heads in Tegal Regency, Central Java who gathered and karaoke without masks.

Deputy Chairperson of Commission II of the DPR, Junimart Girsang, said that the Minister of Home Affairs had actually issued a Circular and Instructions for the Minister of Home Affairs regarding the obligations of Regional Heads and their derivatives to maintain and control the spread of COVID-19. This includes socializing to the public about the mandatory orderliness of health procedures and the rules that must be obeyed by the community during this pandemic.
"In my opinion, according to the Regional Government Law No. 23/2014, the Minister of Home Affairs is obliged to strongly reprimand the Regent concerned as the supervisor and supervisor of the sub-district heads," said Junimart, Girsang said Wednesday, August 4, evening.

This PDIP politician regretted the actions taken by the sub-district heads. Because it should be, all regional officials must be an example in the community. "It is very regrettable if this news is true, the sub-district heads should be role models for the community to obey the prokes," said Junimart. According to him, the sub-district heads must be given strict sanctions. The legislator of the North Sumatra electoral district said that the LHP Inspectorate should not stop at the Regent's hands only to provide administrative sanctions but must be followed up legally according to the principle of equality before the law and as an example of law enforcement to others.

"They are part of the government, sub-district level officials. The President's government, the Minister of Home Affairs, the National Police Chief make rules and sanctions if they violate the prokes. These rules must be applied consistently with all the consequences," he said.

Junimart also asked the police and a special team from the Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate the case. "The police must not be silent, waiting for reports because according to the SOP they can carry out investigations, fingerprints. Call and process the karaoke owner as an entry point to carry out further legal proceedings against the sub-district heads," said Junimart. and indirectly deliberately humiliating the government, in this case the Ministry of Home Affairs," he added.


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