Participating in illegal running races may be subject to criminal sanctions

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Action wild run racing lately viral circulating on social media.

One of them is a video uploaded by the Instagram account @ bekasi.latest on Saturday (12/9/2020).

“Young people are again in a race at the Al Azhar Sumarecon Roundabout Bekasi, last night, “said the statement in the upload.

Illegal racing is also found in other areas, including Ciledug, Cipondoh and Cipete.

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Responding to this phenomenon, the Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes (Pol) Sambodo Purnomo Yogo emphasized that there are criminal sanctions for parties participating in illegal running racing.

Illegal running is not allowed because it is often carried out without police permission and closes roads so that it disrupts traffic flow.

“It’s not allowed. Everyone can’t do it without the permission of the authorities,” said Sambodo when contacted, Sunday (13/9/2020).

Sambodo explained, there are criminal sanctions for those who are determined to carry out an illegal running race.

The sanction refers to Article 12 paragraph 1 of Law Number 38 Year 2004 regarding Roads.

In that article it is stipulated that every person is prohibited from committing an act which results in disruption of the function of the road in the road benefit space.

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Under Article 63, offenders can be subject to criminal sanctions in prison for 18 months or a maximum fine of Rp. 1.5 billion.

According to Sambodo, so far his party has never dismissed illegal running races because they often disperse themselves after seeing them Police was on patrol.

“In the form of motorcycle racing, we often break up car racing, but for running because they only have intermittent time, sometimes we go to them that they have disbanded,” said Sambodo.

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