Give A Sense Of Comfort And Security, 36 Churches In Kudus Are Guarded By Police During Christmas

KUDUS - Kudus Resort Police (Polres), Central Java, placed a number of security personnel in 36 churches and five houses of worship used to carry out Christmas celebrations to provide Christians with a sense of comfort and safety.

"The number of security personnel in each church and house of worship varies because it is adjusted to the number of congregations in each church," said Head of the Operations Section of the Kudus Police, Kompol Catur Kusuma, Adhi in Kudus, Friday, December 24.

For large churches, such as the Evangelical Church, GKMI Church Rayon I, and II with a large number of congregations, he said, the security personnel deployed could be up to one team with a total of 10-15 people. Some are on duty inside the prayer room, outside the place of worship, and work on the street.

Meanwhile, for the security of small churches or places of worship, he said, the number of personnel was adjusted.

He noted that there were 42 Christmas celebrations that took place in all churches and houses that were used as places of worship so that personnel were alerted to take precautions. ahead of Christmas celebrations. The sterilization involved the Brimob Pati Company.

Sterilization is part of the Police's service to the community to ensure that there are no acts of terror targeting churches so that people feel safe and comfortable in worship.

The number of security personnel during the Christmas and New Year 2022 celebrations involved 360 joint personnel, namely from the Police as many as 250 personnel, the rest from the TNI, Satpol PP, Transportation Service, and Health Service.