Anticipate If There Are Legally Issued Congregants: Police Send 31 Personnel To Become Hajj Officers 2023

Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - A total of 31 Polri personnel were sent to Saudi Arabia to become Hajj Service Officers (PPIH) at Hajj 1444 H/2023. Assistant Chief of Police for Human Resources (As HR) Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo hopes that all Polri personnel can carry out their duties properly to serve the pilgrims so that they can worship smoothly and return to health.

"The main task of personnel is humanity, and to anticipate if there are legal problems for Hajj pilgrims, Polri officers will help coordinate with the local police," said Dedi Prasetyo, Antara, Sunday, May 29.

Dedi said that the assignment of 31 Polri personnel had received an order from the National Police Chief with the number: SPRIN/V/BIN.1.1/SSDM issued in May 2023.

They consist of 12 middle officers, 16 first officers, and three NCOs. They were assigned, one person at the airport, 14 people served in Medina and 16 people on duty in Makkah.

As for these 31 personnel, as many as five personnel are medical personnel from the work unit of the National Police Medical and Health Center (Pusdokkes). Then the rest are from other satkers at the National Police Headquarters and regional police ranks, such as the detective satker and operations.

These Polri personnel are members of PPIH, totaling 4,200 people. The PPIHs are assigned to provide optimal service, especially to the elderly (elderly) considering the number reaches around 64,000 people.