Surakarta Civil Service Police Unit Will Supervise Naughty Smokers On Car Free Day And Provide Guidance

Car Free Day Solo / Photo: Antara

SOLO - The Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) of Surakarta, Central Java, said smokers will be the focus of attention at the "car-free day" (CFD) or motor vehicle-free day on Sunday, May 22.

"We will deploy, especially the tourism community environment to monitor smokers", said Surakarta City Civil Service Police Unit, Head Arif Darmawan in Solo, Friday, May 20.

He said that if anyone was caught smoking while participating in the CFD, they would immediately be asked to turn it off. In addition, on-site training will be carried out.

"There are no social sanctions. Actually, smoking is clearly already in the regional regulations, the sanctions are fines or imprisonment, but we are just educating the problem", he said, quoted by Antara.

Meanwhile, traders who are caught smoking will be immediately given an inspection report (BAP). Furthermore, if in the future someone is determined to smoke, the license to trade at the CFD location will be revoked.

"Clearly the direction of the Mayor (Surakarta Mayor Gibran Rakabuming Raka) is that in CFD there is no smoking activity", he said.

He said earlier, that in last week's CFD, it was found that several people were smoking.

"Yesterday we found not hundreds because our concentration is not on smokers, but there are", he said.

He said that in the first CFD after the two-year vacuum, one of the concentrations of Satpol PP was people who were caught not wearing masks. Regarding this, as a follow-up, his party immediately distributed masks to residents.

"Especially yesterday, we saw many children who did not wear masks. For those who exercise, there is a special note, but those who hang out, we still distribute masks to wear", he said.