The South Sulawesi Regional Police have alerted thousands of joint personnel to prepare for security to guard the action to commemorate Labor Day or May Day which falls on Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
"A total of 5,300 personnel were deployed, consisting of the Polda Task Force 1,250 personnel, Polres 2,856 personnel, assistance from the TNI 649 personnel, and 545 personnel from related agencies," said Head of Public Relations of the South Sulawesi Police, Kombes Didik Supranoto, as reported by ANTARA, Thursday, May 1.
According to him, the thousands of personnel have been prepared to ensure that the security and public order situation remains conducive during the demonstrations at various points in the South Sulawesi region.
He also emphasized that the South Sulawesi Regional Police had prepared preventive and humanist steps in dealing with mass actions. The police hope that the protest participants can express their aspirations in an orderly, peaceful, and in accordance with applicable legal rules.
"This security is carried out to provide a sense of security, both to workers who convey their aspirations, as well as to the wider community," said Didik added
He also appealed to elements of society to jointly maintain a safe and conducive social security situation during May Day momentum or commemorate International Labor Day 2025.
Separately, the Chairman of the South Sulawesi DPRD Andi Rachmatika Dewi Yustitia Iqbal said that his party was ready to respond to workers' actions in commemorating Labor Day on May 1, 2024. He stated that the South Sulawesi DPRD fully supports the democratic space and the people's rights to convey their aspirations and opinions peacefully.
"Freedom of expression and expressing opinions in public is an important part of the democratic system and it is guaranteed by law and becomes the right of citizens," he said.
"As long as it is carried out in an orderly manner and does not disturb public order, we are ready to accommodate aspirations," he explained.
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