Denying The Issue Of Demo Occupying Soetta Airport, Police: Don't Be Instigated By Provokers

Bandata Soetta's atmosphere, Tangerang. (doc VOI)

JAKARTA - The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Security Authority (Soetta), Tangerang, Banten, requested that the public not be easily provoked by issues circulating on social media (social media), especially the issue of demonstrations at airports or vital post-demonstration objects in Jakarta some time ago is a hoax.

"Since the last few days, there have been many flayers, videos inviting them to the airport to occupy (airports). We urge the public not to be instigated by attempts to provoke," said Soetta Airport Police Chief Kombes Pol Ronald Sipayung in Tangerang, Thursday, as reported by Antara.

He said, to be related to the issue of security threats such as demonstrations in the Soetta Airport area, it was confirmed that it was false information or hoaxes.

In fact, said Ronald, the conditions and situation at each flight terminal went smoothly and safely. However, there is a buildup of passengers like those circulating on social media, which is an ordinary activity towards the weekend, not a demonstration.

"It is certain that it is not true, it is not a demonstration. But every weekend at Soetta Airport the number of passengers will definitely increase. This means that the situation is normal because the number of passengers both depart and arrive at a draw," he said.

He revealed, to ensure the security and security situation of the Soekarno-Hatta Airport Police (Soetta) running security and security in the largest airport area in Indonesia.

According to him, after the riots in Jakarta and in several other areas since Thursday, August 28, it is certain that it will not have an impact on the conditional security in the Soetta Airport area.

Therefore, his party also emphasized as maintaining a conducive situation that the state through the TNI-Polri is here to protect the Indonesian people, precisely the comfort of flight passengers.

"In fact, we are holding patrols, security at points is also carried out. So what is certain is that until now there have been no matters related to the impact of riots in Jakarta," he said.

At least around 500 more personnel from various units were deployed in the security. Where, he continued, of these hundreds of officers there were special forces from the Mobile Brigade Unit (Satbrimob) Polda Metro Jaya.

"We have 520 personnel deployed to assist the security thickening process, and assisted by a team from Brimob from the Regional Police because it has also been sent in several areas," he said.

Previously, the Directorate of Cyber Crime of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Agency had arrested the owner of the TikTok social media account with the initials CS (30) who was suspected of spreading provocative content related to the invitation to set fire to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Banten.

Director of Cyber Crime at Bareskrim Polri Brigadier General of Police Himawan Bayu Aji at a press conference in Jakarta, Wednesday, September 3, revealed that the arrest was made to the owner of the TikTok social media account who is a private employee.

"The suspect created provocative content based on the development of the demonstration situation," he said.

He considered that the provocative content could potentially endanger national vital objects for inciting them to hold demonstrations at Soekarno-Hatta Airport which could disrupt public order.

In this case, police investigators confiscated a number of evidences in the form of a KTP in the name of CS, a mobile phone unit, and a TikTok account with the username @cepmunich.

The alleged article against the suspect is Article 161 Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code (KUHP) with a maximum imprisonment of 4 years.