Police Deploy 1,575 Personnel To Secure Pilkades Simultaneously In Cianjur

Cianjur, West Java Police Chief, AKBP Doni Hermawan directly leads the preparedness meeting ahead of the simultaneous Pilkades / Photo: Antara

CIANJUR - Cianjur Police, West Java deployed 1,575 joint personnel to secure the 2022 simultaneous Village Head Elections (Pilkades) in Cianjur on Sunday 17 July. Sunday, July 17, and there were 327 polling stations (TPS) from the north to the south. Dozens of polling stations of which have a high level of vulnerability. "We have mapped out there are 32 polling stations with a fairly high level of conflict vulnerability, spread over 10 villages, ranging from conflicts between supporters to candidates. So that his party will increase security at polling stations that are considered vulnerable," he said. explained, a number of security patterns have been prepared, for TPS that are prone to be placed 2 members of the National Police and 4 people from Linmas, while at TPS that are considered low in vulnerability, 1 member of the Police will be placed with the help of 2 Linmas. Meanwhile, the joint team consists of TNI/Polri , Linmas plus 60 BKO members from the West Java Police Mobile Brigade. Each officer will secure the TPS that hold the simultaneous Pilkades, including mapping the level of vulnerability that occurs during the election process until the announcement.

"For security, joint officers have been alerted in each village holding the Pilkades in the hope that the situation will be safe, comfortable and conducive," he said. strict implementation of simultaneous pilkades, including asking candidates to sign an agreement ready to win and ready to lose. "We have asked every candidate who will compete to get the attention of the community at the village level, to sign an agreement to avoid conflict. We hope that the simultaneous pilkades will run in a safe, orderly manner. without conflict, but anticipation has been coordinated," he said.