This is the amusing moment police forced a groom to do push-ups at the altar after he was caught without a Covid-19 face mask on his wedding day.<br /><br />Solihudin Masitha and his bride Dian had been given the all-clear from local officials for the ceremony in East Java, Indonesia, on August 27.<br /><br />The couple agreed to maintain social distancing and put hand sanitising stations around the venue. <br /><br />However, a policeman who checked on the event was furious when he saw that the groom was exchanging vows without a face mask.<br /><br />Footage shows how the policeman broke up the wedding and forced Solihudin to do three push-ups in front of his bride.<br /><br />Humiliated Solihudin complied with the policeman's request by doing the exercise as Dian stood nearby laughing.<br /><br />"This is not a punishment, but this is a form of education so that people are orderly and always wear masks," said Adjunct Inspector Harid Kurniawan, the police officer in the video.<br /><br />"We must continue to make efforts so that people don't let their guard down and adhere to health protocols to avoid the transmission of Covid 19."<br /><br />Solihudin said he was relieved that the officer had shown leniency after catching him without a coronavirus covering during the ceremony in Randugong Village, Kejayan District.<br /><br />He was then handed a mask so that the wedding could continue while following local laws brought in to limit the spread of the pandemic.<br /><br />Officials said that there were several other guests at the wedding not wearing masks. They also criticised locals for becoming complacent with mask wearing rules.<br /><br />Indonesia has recorded 174,796 coronavirus cases and 7,417 deaths as of August 31.
