Holywings Kemang Cafe Temporarily Sealed, Satpol PP Threatens To Freeze Permits If Again Violating PPKM

Screenshot of the crowd at Holywings Kemang cafe

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Satpol PP has temporarily sealed the Holywings Kemang cafe, South Jakarta for violating health protocols during the Level 3 Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM).

The subscription occurred on Saturday, September 4 evening. The sanction given is in the form of temporary closure of the place of business for 3x24 hours since Sunday, September 5.

"The Jakarta Satpol PP Officer was imposed with a temporary closure sanction of 3x24 hours on Sunday, September 5 after it was found that there was a violation of the PPKM level 3 provisions," wrote the satpolpp.dki Instagram account, Monday, September 6.

It is known, Holywings Kemang had previously violated health protocol rules during the pandemic 2 times. If Holywings Kemang violates it again, the DKI Provincial Government will freeze its business license.

"The sanction of freezing business licenses in accordance with Regional Regulation number 2 of 2020 and Pergub number 3 of 2021 will be applied to Holywing's management if they are found to have violated business provisions during the pandemic," he said. The DKI Satpol PP then appealed to business owners in Jakarta to obey the health protocols in helping the government to cut the spread of COVID-19 cases.

"We ask for awareness to all business actors to jointly comply with the provisions in controlling the spread of COVID-19 in the capital city," he continued.

As is known, last Saturday night, there was a crowd at Holywings Kemang. Visitors who attended exceeded capacity and many of them were not wearing masks.

Until finally, the joint police and Satpol PP DKI dispersed all customers at Holywings Kemang while conducting a judicial operation. The authorities asked the management to immediately close Holywings that night.

As a rule, at PPKM Level 3, restaurants/restaurants, cafes with locations located in closed buildings/shops located in separate locations can receive meals on-site with a maximum capacity of 25 percent. Meanwhile, locations in open spaces are permitted with a capacity of 50 percent.

Then, 1 table can be filled with a maximum of 2 people and a maximum meal time of 30 minutes with stricter implementation of health protocols. Operational hours are allowed until 21.00 WIB.