Bali Police Deploy 3,577 Christmas And New Year Security Personnel On The Island Of The Gods

DENPASAR - Bali Regional Police (Polda) and Polres ranks deployed 3,577 personnel to secure the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year services.

Head of the Regional Relations Division of the Bali Police, Police Commissioner Jansen Avitus Panjaitan when met in Denpasar, Monday said 3,577 personnel consisted of 527 personnel from the Bali Police Task Force, 1,146 personnel from the Resort Police/Polresta, 1,904 personnel from related agencies such as the TNI, Satpol PP, Basarnas, BPBD, Jasa Raharja, Dishub, Pelindo to elements of the customary village security unit (Pecalang).

Jansen said the 1 rally of 6 thousand personnel would be held jointly on Thursday 21 December 2023 at Niti Mandala Square, Renon, Denpasar who are members of the Grand Candle Operation code which will take place from Friday 22 December to Tuesday 2 January 2024.

He said the Bali Police had taken the first steps for enhanced routine activities to still be carried out, both mapping, patrols and others, including on December 13, 2023, cross-sectoral coordination meetings.

"There are 34 postal points consisting of security posts, service posts and complaint posts. Where there are 20 security posts, 12 service posts, and 2 complaint posts spread across I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, ports, terminals, shopping centers, tourist attractions, and even in the rempat of worship," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Monday, December 18.

The security targets are spread across 527 churches prepared for the celebration of Christmas 2023, 38 shopping center locations, 130 tourist attraction locations, 5 ports.

Jansen explained that there is the potential for vulnerability from mapping results that need to be anticipated first, conventional crimes (curas, curat, curamor) as a result of community mobility and activities during the Christmas 2023 and New Year 2024 periods.

Second, the mobility of people and vehicles both entering Bali and leaving Bali for the year-end holidays.

Third, the accumulation of people and vehicles at the entrance to Bali at five ports.

"Fourth, the occurrence of illicit drug trafficking and other illegal goods. Bali as a tourist destination does not rule out the possibility of people wanting to vacation in Bali having a desire to have fun, we have anticipated breaking the chain of illicit drug trafficking," he said.

The Bali Police are also anticipating the scarcity of fuel stocks and foodstuffs in coordination with related agencies to anticipate the scarcity of fuel, as well as foodstuffs.

Another thing that security forces need to pay attention to, said Jansen, is acts of terrorism that threaten places of worship and tourist sites. The commotion that led to criminal acts of persecution in entertainment venues or locations for Christmas and New Year celebrations such as at New Year's Eve gathering points as usual, for example along Kuta Beach.