{"id":267892,"date":"2020-09-06T05:26:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T09:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=267892"},"modified":"2020-09-06T05:26:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T09:26:16","slug":"indonesia-uses-fake-coffin-to-punish-covid-19-violators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/09\/06\/indonesia-uses-fake-coffin-to-punish-covid-19-violators\/","title":{"rendered":"Indonesia uses fake coffin to punish Covid-19 violators"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to a gubernatorial regulation, failure to wear a mask in public in Jakarta is punishable by fines up to USD16.90 or 60 minutes of community service. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

JAKARTA, Indonesia<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Indonesian authorities have imposed sanctions for people who violate health protocols imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus in the capital Jakarta, and there was a fake coffin besides fines and community services to punish violators.<\/p>\n

A video circulating online shows that two men without mask are laying down inside a dummy coffin for few minutes.<\/p>\n

The public order enforcers (Satpol PP) asked them to obey the health protocols in order to avoid the risk of infection and transmission of coronavirus.<\/p>\n

\u201cInside the open coffin, they count from one to 100, so at least in one minute, they were told to contemplate their wrongdoing, because with Covid-19 there is a risk of them being laid inside a real coffin,\u201d Budhy Novian, East Jakarta Satpol PP head, explained on a phone call on Thursday.<\/p>\n

According to a gubernatorial regulation, failure to wear a mask in public in Jakarta is punishable by fines up to USD16.90 or 60 minutes of community service.<\/p>\n

The official said the punishment was spontaneously made and introduced as an alternative to community service.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany people were queueing [for community service], and it happened while officers in Pasar Rebo brought a faux coffin. So, we asked the violators to choose between going into the coffin or wait for community service,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Budhy hoped that this punishment will have a deterrent effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want everyone to realize that wearing a mask is a must, because if they violate the basic protocols, they could be infected and die in the very worst-case scenario,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time that the Jakarta administration displayed a coffin as a warning against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

Governor Anies Baswedan on Tuesday inaugurated the Covid-19 Monument in Sunter Jaya, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n

The monument was built in a form of coffin equipped with information board containing warning sentences, appeals, and data on the accumulation of Covid-19 cases in the city.<\/p>\n

So far, Jakarta has registered a total of 43,400 cases and 1,246 fatalities, higher than any other provinces.\u00a0(Anadolu)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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