Fireworks still heard, police will take action



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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –

Polda Metro Jaya emphasized that he would take action against neighbors who celebrate the night New Year 2021 holding a fireworks party in DKI Jakarta.

Polda Metro’s Head of Public Relations Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus revealed that the activity had the potential to invite crowds who were vulnerable to the transmission of the corona virus (Covid-19).

This was broadcast by Yusri in response to questions from media teams at a press conference in the roundabout of the Hotel Indonesia (HI), in central Jakarta, on Thursday (12/31) evening.

“We have appealed to several of these places, we are also going to enforce the law. So if there is a sound, we will act quickly. The Police, Polres, Kodim and Koramil teams will quickly go to the source of the sound. Usually this sound creates a crowd, “Yusri said.

Based on monitoring CNNIndonesia.com at the HI roundabout, the sound of firecrackers has been heard since 11:45 pm WIB. Even until 00.00 WIB, the sound of firecrackers was increasingly produced in various parts.

For information, the prosecution of the residents who held fireworks parties was manifested in the announcement Number: Mak / 4 / XII / 2020 dated December 23, 2020 issued by the Chief of National Police, General Idham Azis.

In the information, Idham requested that the community not hold activities or gatherings that invite crowds in public places. The reason is that the spread of the corona virus nationwide is not yet fully controlled.

Prohibited activities during the Christmas and New Year holidays include Christmas celebrations and religious activities outside of places of worship, New Years parties or celebrations, parades, parades, carnivals, and fireworks parties.

Furthermore, the provincial government of DKI Jakarta has also banned the public from setting up fireworks and convoys on New Year’s Eve.

This ban is one of the efforts of the DKI Jakarta provincial government to avoid crowds in order to suppress the spread of the corona virus.

(ryn / sfr)

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