Often A Motorcycle Racing Arena, Brawls And Burning Firecrackers, Bantul Police Closes JJLS Every Saturday-Sunday During Ramadan

Bantul Police Chief AKBP Ihsan (ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA - Bantul Resort Police, Yogyakarta Special Region, closed the Southern Cross Road (JJLS) for community activities every Saturday and Sunday morning during the month of Ramadan. This is done to prevent crime during the holy month.

"The result of our agreement with the regional government and the Kodim, especially in the Sanden District, is that for Saturday and Sunday during Ramadan, JLLS will be closed for community activities," said Bantul Police Chief AKBP Ihsan in Bantul, Antara, Friday, April 8.

According to him, the closure of the route on the southern coast of Bantul or the road that connects the coast to the coast is enforced from 04.30 WIB to 08.00 WIB.

The closure of the JJLS took into account a number of factors, namely that Bantul Regency was still implementing a level 3 policy of implementing community activity restrictions (PPKM) in preventing COVID-19 and preventing negative activities during fasting.

"First we are still PPKM level 3, last Sunday we saw an extraordinary sea of people there so on that basis we agreed with the sub-district, and it was at the request of the residents because those who came were not Bantul people, but outside the district," he said.

The police chief said that according to police monitoring around JJLS, during the two-day holiday at the start of yesterday's fast, there were negative activities in the crowd, such as setting off firecrackers, motorcycle racing, and even fighting and even brawls.

"Imagine meeting everywhere and then there are provocations, and finally a brawl occurs. So there will be more harm, so this is a mutual agreement and asks residents to close every Saturday and Sunday," he said.

Moreover, in the last few days during Ramadan, he said, the police had secured groups of teenagers who were going to brawl, including street criminals, so that with this step the actions that disturbed the community could be prevented.