The sanction has been imposed according to Article 93 of Law Number 6/2018 on Health Quarantine, head of the Public Information Bureau of the Indonesian National Police, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, informed on Thursday.
He made the statement at a virtual discussion entitled ‘Health Quarantine is Required for Everyone to Free Indonesia from the Pandemic’, which was streamed on the YouTube channel of FMB9ID_IKP.
In addition, according to Article 14 of Law Number 4/1984 concerning Infectious Disease Outbreaks, people who intentionally hinder the handling of an outbreak will face one-year imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of Rp1 million, he said.
Meanwhile, those who accidentally hinder the handling of an outbreak will be sentenced to six months' imprisonment and/or a maximum fine of Rp500 thousand, Hartono said.
"Now, we are ensuring that the regulations run well," he added.
Furthermore, quoting National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, he said that it is important to ensure the comfort of people undergoing quarantine.
The sanctions are aimed at preventing any unwanted actions, for instance, escaping from the quarantine site before the isolation period ends, he informed.
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In addition, each region must ensure the observance of health protocols by all people in accordance with the regulations, he said.
If the community is committed to curbing COVID-19 transmission in Indonesia, it must seriously follow the rules and directives set by the National COVID-19 Task Force, he added.
"Especially, the people who just arrive from abroad," Hartono said.
From October 18 to 24, 2021, a total of 5,770,127 people were reprimanded by the task force personnel for negligence in following the health protocols, he informed.
The figure is based on a National Health Protocol Compliance Monitoring report published on October 27, 2021 on the COVID-19 Task Force’s official site, he added.
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Translator: Putu Savitri, Uyu Liman
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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