A Police Company Forced to Pick Up Men Who Seize and Kiss the bodies of Covid-19 Patients

KOMPAS.com – A company of police officers from the Police Poor The city was deployed to forcibly pick up residents who seized the bodies of Covid-19 patients at the Soepraoen Army Hospital (RST) Malang City on Saturday (8/8/2020).

Apart from the police, TNI soldiers were also deployed to pick up residents who live on Jalan Mayjen Sungkono, Buring Village, Kedung Kandang District, Malang City, Tuesday (18/8/2020).

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Regarding the large number of police personnel deployed, the Head of Malang Police, Kombes, Leonardus Simarmata, was reluctant to answer.

He also denied that many officers were deployed to the field for fear of resistance from the community.

“There is no match,” Leonardus said.

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The residents were taken by ambulance to Malang City Police Headquarters. Officers who come using complete PPE.

Leonardus said, there were two residents who were taken to Malang City Police Headquarters. However, only one citizen was secured with witness status.

The residents who were secured with the initials US. The residents are not the nuclear family of the corpse but still have kinship ties.

Forced pickup is a humanitarian operation as well as law enforcement.

The US is suspected of violating a number of laws, including the Criminal Code Articles 212 and 214 Paragraph 1 for violating officers.

In addition, US citizens are also deemed to have violated Article 93 of Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Quarantine, and Law Number 4 of 1984 concerning Outbreaks of Infectious Diseases.

The US will undergo a rapid test and swab test to confirm his health condition. (Malang Contributor Writer, Andi Hartik | Dheri Agriesta Editor)

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