Securing The New Year In Mimika, 800 TNI-Polri Personnel Deployed

The Commander of Kodim 1710/Mimika, Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Yoga Prasetya and the Mimika Police Chief, AKBP IGG Era Adhinata, led the security meeting on New Year's Eve/ Antara

TIMIKA - As many as 800 soldiers and police were deployed to guard the New Year's Eve celebrations in Timika, Mimika Regency, Papua, starting Friday, December 31, 2021-Saturday, January 1, 2021.

The head of the Mimika Police, AKBP I Gusti Gde Era Adhinata, who led the troop deployment at the Timika Indah Field, said that the New Year's Eve guarding also involved security and social security partners, including Satpol PP, BNPB Mimika Regency and a number of KKJB community organizations, Baznas volunteers and others. another with a total of about 200 personnel.

Even though there are quite a number of security personnel on New Year's Eve, he still asks for the support of all elements of the local community to help keep the kamtimas conducive.

In addition, residents are also asked to comply with health protocols by not conducting activities that involve large numbers of people, and not to set off firecrackers, either burning firecrackers or spirit cannons.

"We invite the Mimika community to carry out year-end worship and continue with year-end reflection activities," he said as quoted by Antara, Friday, December 31.

To ensure that the security and security situation in Timika remains conducive, the joint apparatus will increase patrols, especially in vulnerable locations.

"We will carry out raids. We will take care of anyone who is drunk immediately," he said. The commander of the Mimika 1710 Kodim, Lieutenant Colonel Infantry Yoga Prasetya, also invited the entire local community to work together to keep the security and social order situation conducive during the New Year's Eve celebrations.

"No one is allowed to play with firecrackers, the main thing is getting drunk. Drunk people are immediately arrested. We close this year with positive activities," he said.