DPRD Member Of PDIP Fraction, Tina Toon, Rejects Sanctions For DKI Jakarta COVID-19 Regional Regulation

JAKARTA - PDIP faction Regional House of Representatives member, Agustina Hermanto or who is familiarly called Tina Toon, rejected the proposal to add criminal sanctions for violating health protocols in the revision of Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2020 proposed by DKI Governor Anies Baswedan.

This was conveyed during a discussion meeting on the revision of Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2021 concerning COVID-19 Management at the DKI DPRD Building, Central Jakarta.

"The criminal approach (in the revision of the regional regulation), I refuse because at this time our conditions are very bad", Tina said on Thursday, July 22.

According to Tina, the addition of criminal sanctions does not have a humanistic nature. This is because some people violate health protocols to be able to eat and fulfill their daily needs.

"Our brothers and sisters who do violate also sometimes have stomach problems, because they can't work as usual, and they don't get income", she said.

Tina requested that the proposed criminal sanction be reviewed by the DKI DPRD Formation of Regional Regulations. Because criminal penalties can be a threat to residents who are in trouble due to the pandemic.

"Please review it again. Maybe in the future, fines or social work can be added, such as longer social work for those who don't wear masks", said Tina.

It is known, DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan wants criminal sanctions for people who violate health protocols during the pandemic in the revised Regional Regulation Number 2 of 2020.

In the draft regional regulation amendment, Anies added two articles between Articles 32 and 33, namely Articles 32A and 32B. This article adds a criminal threat.

He explained, if there are violators who repeat the act of not wearing a mask after being given social and administrative work sanctions, they will be sentenced to a maximum of three months in prison or a maximum fine of IDR 500,000.

Furthermore, for business actors such as offices, industry, hotels, transportation, and restaurants who repeat acts of violating health protocols and have received a license revocation, they will be sentenced to a maximum imprisonment of three months or a maximum fine of IDR 50,000,000.