The government uses the terms PSBB to PPKM to avoid the obligation to meet the needs of the citizens

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.TV – The Chairperson of the Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation (YLBHI), Asfinawati, criticized the government’s way of handling the coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic so far.

The woman who is familiarly called Asfin admitted that she was surprised that the government had never used Law Number 6 of 2018 concerning Health Quarantine to carry out its obligations in dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic.

However, the government actually uses the Health Quarantine Law when giving sanctions to citizens who are considered to have violated the restrictions.

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“In terms of sanctions, why use the Health Quarantine Law. But when quarantine is applied, why not use the (same) law,” Asfin said at his press conference on Sunday (18/7/2021).

According to him, the government has the impression of avoiding its obligations to meet the basic needs of citizens during the Covid-19 pandemic.

This, he said, can be seen from the various terms of restrictive policies implemented by the government from the beginning until now.

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