In the effort to maintain the progress the Jakarta government has achieved in curbing COVID-19 infections via the implementation of PSBB in the area, the city administration has moved to toughen sanctions for violators of PSBB rules.
The number of COVID-19 infections and fatalities in Jakarta, the area worst hit by the disease, is slowing down. According to data of the city administration, its Large-Scale Social Restriction (Pembatasan Sosial Berskala Besar or PSBB) campaign has managed to curb COVID-19 infections to 37.66% of national cases as of May 10, compared to 51.56% of national cases exactly one month prior or before the implementation of PSBB on April 10.
In the effort to continue reducing the infections, as well as to provide legal certainty and ensure an effective implementation of the PSBB campaign within the area, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan issued Regulation of the Governor of the Province of DKI Jakarta Number 41 of 2020 on the Implementation of Sanctions for Breaches of PSBB in Relation to the Mitigation of COVID-19 within the鈥疨rovince of DKI Jakarta鈥�(鈥�Pergub DKI Jakarta 41/2020鈥�), which came into force on April 30, 2020.
The following are various sanctions that are classified based on the type of activities as well as on the authorized officials to impose these sanctions:
| Type of Activities | Violation | Sanctions | Authorized Officials |
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| Outside the home | Individuals who do not wear face masks when doing activities in public places |
| Municipal Police Units (Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja 鈥� 鈥�Satpol PP鈥�), and may be accompanied by the Indonesian National Police |
| Public places/facilities | Individuals who form crowds of more than five persons in public places/facilities |
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| House of worship | Individuals who conduct any activities within house of worship | Written reprimands | |
| Social and cultural activities | Individuals or legal entities that hold social and cultural events which are not exempted and cause crowds |
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| School and/or educational institutions | Any Persons in Charge (PIC) of schools and/or educational institutions who violate the temporary suspensions | Written reprimands | |
| Restaurants activities | Restaurants that are open for reasons other than take-away deliveries |
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| Hotels activities | Hotels that keep opening certain facilities which can cause crowds of people |
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| Businesses that are not exempted | Managements of workplaces, that are not exempted, which violate temporary suspension orders |
| Regional Agency of Manpower, Transmigration and Energy (Dinas Tenaga Kerja, Transmigrasi, dan Energi&苍产蝉辫;鈥�&苍产蝉辫;鈥�DISNAKERTRANS鈥�)&苍产蝉辫; |
| Exempted Businesses | Managements of exempted workplaces which violate the implementation of the mitigation protocol on the spread of COVID-19 |
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| Private cars | Passengers who violate the provisions on cars not having occupancies of more than half of their passenger capacities and/or the obligation for passengers to wear face masks inside their cars |
| Satpol PP, and may be accompanied by officers of Regional Agency of Transportation (Dinas Perhubungan 鈥� 鈥�DISHUB鈥� and the Indonesian National Police |
| Private motorcycles | Motorcyclists who carry passengers who they do not share a house with and who do not wear face masks |
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| Application-based motorcycle transport drivers (鈥�Ojek Online鈥�)&苍产蝉辫; | Ojek Online who transports passengers |
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| Public transportation businesses | Public transportation businesses that violate provisions on operational hours, the 50% capacity passengers and/or the obligation to wear face masks for passengers |
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