Pamekasan - The Pamekasan Police, East Java, deployed at least 220 personnel to secure the series of Easter celebrations at a number of churches in their area.
"Security will start from Thursday today until Sunday, April 5, and involve all key officials at the Pamekasan Police," said Pamekasan Police Chief AKBP Hendra Eko Triyulianto on the sidelines of monitoring security activities in Pamekasan, East Java, Thursday evening, quoted by Antara.
He explained that the 220 personnel were tasked with securing a number of Easter services at seven Pamekasan churches.
Namely, the Church of Our Lady of the Apostles on Jalan Jokotole; the Central Surabaya Pentecostal Church on Jalan Trunojoyo; the Pentecostal Church in Indonesia (GPDI) Sola Gracia on Jalan Jingga; then the Indonesian Pentecostal Church (GSPII) on Jalan Kamboja; and the West Indonesian Protestant Church (GPIB) Mahkota Hayat on Jalan Jokotole.
Furthermore, the Bethel Church Indonesia (GBI) Rock on Jalan Kemayoran, as well as the Bethel Apostolic and Prophetic Church on Jalan Trunojoyo.
The Police Chief explained that security began by sterilizing all churches, such as deploying an explosive detection team and apel briefing the troops.
"We do sterilization before the worship is carried out," said Hendra.
According to the Police Chief, the security of the Easter series in Pamekasan has two patterns, namely the open and closed security pattern.
"The open security pattern is carried out by personnel in uniforms, while the closed security is carried out by personnel in plainclothes," he said.
The number one person at the Pamekasan Police further explained that the two security patterns were carried out, because the officers wanted all forms of activities to be handled by early detection.
"And, it can be done by officers dressed as thugs," he said.
"We hope that this year's Easter worship series will run smoothly, safely, and smoothly. We also ask the public to immediately report to the 110 call center hotline if they find suspicious things around the worship location," he added.
A series of Christian worship activities on Easter are Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday.
"All of these activities are the focus of our security, so that our brothers and sisters, Christians, can carry out their worship calmly and wisely," said Police Chief Hendra.
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