The NCT 127 Concert Is Still Being Held, The Police Give New Terms To The Promotors

Sarly Sollu (Jehan/VOI)

JAKARTA - The second day of NCT 127 concert will still be held according to schedule today, Saturday, November 5. The first day of concert that must be stopped has the police will tighten security. "We still give permission to the executor or promoter, but there are several conditions that we must fix," said South Tangerang Police Chief, AKBP Sarly Sollu, in a statement to reporters. One of them is that the distance between the stage and the audience will be widened to avoid spectators who want to get closer to the stage. It is known that it became one of the sources of uncontrolled crowds on the first day of the concert. "The distance from the stage with the audience is widened so that there is no excessive euphoria to get closer to the stage," he said. “ In terms of security, there are additional (members) around the stage. We also keep telling the audience to stay calm and there is no pressure to move forward," he continued. The paramedics will also increase to anticipate unwanted things such as the first day of concert. " “ The medical team has been well prepared by the promoter. We from the National Police insert additional ones. So if things happen that are not desirable later, we can anticipate it more quickly, "he said. This is in accordance with the promoter's statement by Dyandra Global. They will increase security and increase the number of paramedics. It is known that as many as 30 people fainted from the first day of the NCT 127 concert. Starting from the large number of spectators who wanted to come closer to the stage, this caused the crowd to be uncontrollable. The audience pushed each other in one of the Standing categories. The members of NCT 127 who saw the incident had warned fans, but fans seemed to forget about their safety. Several spectators fell because they were pushed. “ At 21.20 WIB, we from the Resort Police stopped this NCT concert activity. We saw that there were several spectators who experienced flexibility from physical to faint and had to be given oxygen, ” explained the National Police Chief. “ There was pressure where they showed their fanatical attitude towards artists so that they forgot about their safety. We are worried that the more forward the audience will appear, the more fatal victims will be. So with that, we will stop the concert at 21.20 which starts at 19.00 WIB,” he said. NCT 127 visited Jakarta at the NEO CITY: THE LINK world tour. This concert was held for two days, namely 4-5 November 2022 at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) BSD.