Jakarta, Sept. 13 -- The police would take strict measures against health protocols violators in a bid to cut the COVID-19 transmission chain, Deputy Police Chief Comm.Gen Gatot Eddy Pramono stressed.

Gatot said in a statement here on Sunday, the police has conducted an operation to uphold the pubic discipline to implement the health protocols.

However, further legal measures based on the law would be taken if the operation has not run effectively.

"If sanctions imposed in the operation such as fine, social work, administrative sanction, license revocation, have yet to optimally reduce (health protocols violation), we will take stringent measures based on the law (UU)," Gatot said.

According to Gatot, the police has coordinated with t...