Following a dangdut concert, the head of the South Tegal Police Station is removed and checked for propaganda.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Chief of Public Relations of the National Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono, said that the Chief of Police of South Tegal, Joeharno, had been deactivated from his position to undergo an internal inspection process by Propam.

This removal was due to the negligence of holding dangdut concerts in their area amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

“The chief of police has been handed over and his chief of police examined by Propam,” Argo said in a written statement on Saturday (9/26/2020).

Argo said that the National Police were also deepening the dangdut concert based on LP number LP / A / 91 / IX / 2020 / Jateng / Res Tegal Kota from September 25, 2020.

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It is suspected that the organization of the concert in the midst of the pandemic violates article 93 of Law No. 6/2018 on Sanitary Quarantine.

Also article 216 of the Penal Code. Some of the evidence was also obtained.

“The police have questioned 10 witnesses and denounced Wasmad Edi Susilo (vice president of the Tegal DPRD),” Argo said.

Reportedly, DPRD Vice President of the City of Tegal, Central Java, Wasmad Edi Susilo, was determined to perform a dangdut concert despite the corona pandemic.

As a result, the concert that was held to liven up her son’s wedding ceremony and circumcision in South Tegal Square on Wednesday (9/23/2020) that night drew a crowd.

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According to Kompas.com’s observation at the event site, residents who saw the dangdut music did not follow health protocols.

This can be seen when they are very close together and many do not wear masks.

South Tegal Police Chief Commissioner Joeharno spoke at the concert.

According to him, when Wadmad applied for an event permit, he initially admitted that he would only do a simple event with a small stage to simply entertain the guests.

However, when the afternoon was checked, the opposite turned out. The event that took place was quite magnificent and drew a huge crowd.

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In response to this, your party has taken a stand by trying to reprimand the person in question not to continue.

In fact, the program permission granted has been revoked because it is deemed not to agree with the initial request.

However, Wasmad apparently insisted on continuing, claiming he was already prepared.

Hearing the reason from the DPRD vice president, Joeharno admitted that he couldn’t do much.

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Despite the permit being revoked, his party allowed the event to continue.

The reason is not to dare to make a forced dissolution because they do not have enough strength.

“Do not dare to close by force, considering that the Police do not have a significant force. The second reason, it’s not good for us to get on stage to stop hard, ”he said.