Mahfud MD asks criminal police for a Dangdut concert in Tegal

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – The Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, asked the National Police to prosecute the criminal charges of the party that started the dangdut concert in Tegal, Central Java. The dangdut concert took place in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This was transmitted by Mahfud through his Twitter account @mohmahfudmd. Mahfud responded to KH Mustofa Bisri’s tweet.

The Rembang cleric initially commented on the news that the police did not dare to dismiss the dangdutan program.

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Then Mahfud replied that it was very unfortunate. He asked the police to be firm.

“It is indeed very regrettable Gus @gusmusgusmu. I have asked the Police to process this law as a crime.“said Mahfud.

Although the dangdutan concert had ended, the police could still hold the party that organized the event responsible. Mahfud also hopes that political parties will also take action against cadres suspected of being involved in the event.

“I am sure that the parent party can also act because in addition to being committed to the RPD, all the secretaries of the political parties at the meeting with the Government / KPU / Bawaslu on 9/22/20 are also committed, “he 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.

Of follow up Kompas.com At the scene, residents who saw the dangdut music ignored health protocols.

This can be seen when they are very close together and many do not wear masks. About this activity, South Tegal Police Chief Kompol Joeharno spoke.

According to him, when he applied for an event permit, he initially admitted that he would only do a simple event with a small stage just to 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.

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 In fact, the program permission granted has been revoked because it is deemed not to agree with the initial request.

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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.

Despite the permit being revoked, his party allowed the event to continue. The reason is that they do not have the courage to carry out the forced dissolution because they do not have enough force.

“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.