The famous lawyer Hotman Paris highlights a number of articles in this The DPR drafted the new penal code. One of them is article 424 concerning alcohol, which is considered very dangerous for workers in the parekraf sector.
“(Article 424) is very relevant, this is what tourists can then become a target of. Here it is stated, if someone drunk, it is not penalized. But if his friend insert the drink, then the person who insert that’s what goes to jail for a year,” Hotman Paris told Kopi Johny, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta on Saturday (10/12/2022).
He also questioned the legal logic of this article. Furthermore, this article also does not exclude workers.
“But the most dangerous thing is a person who, in the course of his work, adds to the drink (waiter) go to jail,” Hotman said.
“While the definition of drunk here is not regulated whether I’m tipsy or what. Maybe the minister already knows,” he continued.
Meanwhile, Menparekraf Sandiaga Uno, who was also at the same post, seemed surprised to hear the article. He admitted that he just discovered it at Hotman Paris.
“I just found out,” Sandi said.
Returning to Hotman, he also said that this article would later have a negative impact on a number of industries. Also, it is stated in this article that only people who spill drinks can be punished, while people who are drunk are not punished.
“According to this article, anyone who is drunk is not punished, I am insert who is convicted. Including the sale. How do Caucasians know we’re drunk, right? This is the most dangerous. If the goal is to keep people from getting drunk, why aren’t those who are drunk getting punished?” he said.
“This threatens life, restaurants, hotels and bars. This is an article that again makes no sense, nothing legal position and must be wiped off the face of the earth. So regardless, it’s dangerous.”
Sandiaga’s response
On the same occasion, Sandiaga accepted what Hotman said. He said he would discuss the article and did not rule out clarifying it in the tourism law.
“Why restaurants, cafes, hotels, Bathhouse, Atlas hahaha and Holimen, not Holywings. So it’s one of the industries that creates a lot of jobs. And waiter it’s a shame, if insert Ordering people to tip is one of their sources of income. So, that’s what we need to pay attention to and this shouldn’t be an article that incriminates them,” Sandi explained.
“Well, we need to socialize this and let’s clear that up,” she continued.
Furthermore, the complete reading of article 424 concerning alcoholic beverages
