Police Says Quarantine Mafia Takes Advantage Of Weak Surveillance At Airports

Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo (Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police stated that the quarantine mafia often uses surveillance at the airport. Where, one of the entrances to Indonesia is considered an opening for action.

"The cases that have been handled, the weakness is in the supervision of the airport, from the arrival gate he exits the plane," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo to reporters, Wednesday, February 2.

In fact, reflecting on the existing cases, the perpetrators are officers from the officers. They abuse their authority to help people not undergo quarantine.

"There are elements who abuse their authority, the person concerned picks up and then offers his services and this is what makes foreigners anxious," said Dedi.

With these considerations, the Police and other related parties will take preventive steps. For example, the use of precision monitoring applications.

Where, the application can find out foreign or Indonesian citizens who have not undergone the quarantine period. Because, all data is listed in the application.

"There it will be cut later, from the results of communication and coordination with the Immigration, of course there are no longer these routes, it must be clear from people who try to take advantage of the situation," said Dedi.

"Then we also anticipate together, starting from the Immigration exit, the Precision monitoring application has been carried out, until later delivery to the quarantine hotel, including during quarantine, lest there are other violations," he continued. On the previous occasion, Dedi also stated that the National Police stated that they would take firm action against anyone involved in a series of quarantine violations during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The statement answered a request from the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, to thoroughly investigate the quarantine game. Because, there have been complaints from foreigners regarding the quarantine process. Responding to Jokowi's statement, the National Police immediately moved to follow up

"The National Police will step in with the relevant stake holders and will take firm action against anyone proven to have violated the quarantine," he said.