Ahead of the 2022 Christmas and New Year (Nataru) celebrations, the National Police deployed 44,582 people to provide security at places of worship, churches, tourist attractions, shopping centers and other crowded places. “Protestant church officers 30,761 people, Catholic churches 13,821 people, shopping centers 3,956 people, and tourist attractions 6,397 people,” said Inspector General of Police Asops Imam Sugianto to the release team, Jakarta, Wednesday (15/12/2021).
In addition, the imam said, the National Police will work closely with religious leaders, the community, youth and other parties to help provide security during Nataru. On the other hand, according to the imam, his office will eliminate checkpoints for the public. security and service. “There is no post. We have prepared command posts and service posts, as well as integrated posts in public places that will be visited by the public,” said the priest during a confirmation request visit, in Jakarta, Wednesday (12/15/2021).
According to Imam, the service post and security will still be carried out in the Candle Operation which is held at the end of the year. Later, it will be used to monitor the vaccination process for the community, then swab results and check the completeness of travellers. “There are 1,113 service posts in 34 regional police ranks. There are 2,113 police personnel at the terminal, 407 people at the train station, 1,804 people at the port, and 815 people at the airport,” said Imam.