Ban on Jakarta citizens being unable to leave Jabodetabek in force since May 14

YAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has prohibited Jakarta residents from leaving the Jakarta metropolitan area. Residents outside of Jabodetabek are also prohibited from entering Jakarta.

The prohibition is contained in Governor Regulation No. 47 of 2020 on Restrictions on Exit and / or Entry Activities to the DKI Province of Jakarta in the Prevention of Distribution of Covid-19.

Article 18 of the regulation establishes that the regulation will enter into force on the date of promulgation. At the end of the regulation, there is information that the regulation was promulgated on May 14, 2020 or last Thursday.

Therefore, the ban on Jakarta citizens leaving Jabodetabek and vice versa, residents from outside Jabodetabek are prohibited from entering Jakarta since Thursday.

Also read: Jakarta residents are prohibited from leaving Jabodetabek except the following parts

In the regulation, there are groups of people who are excluded or allowed to leave Jabodetabek on the condition that they take care of the permit through the corona.jakarta.go.id website.

Excluded groups of people, namely:

– Leaders of high state institutions

– Body of representatives of foreign countries and / or international organizations in accordance with international law.

– Members of TNI and the police

– Toll officer