Pekanbaru COVID-19 Task Force Blocks 11 NIK Violators Of Health Protocols

Pekanbaru City Satpol PP Head Iwan Samuel Parlindungan Simatupang/ANTARA

PEKANBARU - The Pekanbaru City COVID-19 Task Force (Satgas) as long as the implementation of micro PPKM has imposed sanctions on the blocking of 11 Citizenship Identification Numbers (NIK) for residents who violate health protocols (prokes).

Pekanbaru City Civil Service Police Unit Head Iwan Samuel Parlindungan Simatupang said the NIK blocking sanction was imposed because prokes violators refused to undergo social sanctions and fines according to applicable regulations.

"Because they resisted, they were given another sanction in the form of blocking their NIK," he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 21.

Of the 11 blocked NIK, said Iwan, two of them have been opened after the two violators visited the Pekanbaru City COVID-19 Task Force and were willing to undergo sanctions according to the rules.

"While the other nine NIKs are still blocked," he said.

Overall, continued Iwan, during the tightening of micro PPKM there were as many as 573 prokes violators who were acted upon by officers and were subject to various sanctions.

In detail, 11 violators were given a NIK blocking sanction, 29 people were arrested, 16 people did not have an identity, 25 people were given a written warning, 2 social sanctions were given, 1 person was fined Rp. COVID-19 reactive people.

Furthermore, sanctions are also given in the form of confiscation of the violating business premises. There were 159 chairs seized, nine tables, 3 sets of dominoes, 6 computer CPUs, cards, and five light bulbs.

Currently the Pekanbaru City Government (Pemko) has extended the tightening of micro PPKM for another 14 days to stop the spread of COVID-19.

This was done considering that Pekanbaru City was still a red zone for the spread of COVID-19, so an extension of the Micro PPKM tightening was carried out starting today until August 2, 2021.