G20 Summit Security Preparations From The National Police Already Capai 75 Percent, Involve 8 Thousand Joint Personnel

Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo (Photo via Antara)

JAKARTA - The readiness to secure the G20 Summit in Bali until the end of October has reached 75 percent. Various facilities and infrastructure will continue to be improved so that November will reach 100 percent.

"Currently, from 75 percent preparation, on November 7, we hope that 90 percent and November 11 will be 100 percent ready for everything. That includes the TNI, Polri, from the local government (Pemda), we involve Pecalang and all of them will be held later," said Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo at the National Police Headquarters, Jakarta, Monday 31 October.

In securing the G20 Summit, the National Police deployed 8,000 joint personnel from the level of the National Police Headquarters, Bali Police and the closest regional police such as the West Java Regional Police, NTB Police and East Java Regional Police.

The two-star general explained that before the G20 Summit was held (14-15 November), the National Police carried out the Puri Agung Operation from 7 to 18 November.

The number of security involved is five clusters. The first cluster of Seminyak was secured by 297 personnel. The Jimbaran cluster was secured by 257 personnel, the C Sanur cluster was secured by 82 personnel, the North Nusa Dua cluster 187 personnel and the South Nusa Dua cluster 213 personnel.

"All personnel involved specifically in the cluster are 1,038 personnel," he said.

Then the security at the airport is divided into Ring I Paspampres, Ring II from the Air Base by Paskas and Ring III from Kodam and Polda Bali.

"All personnel involved with security at the airport are 340 personnel," he said.

The former Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the National Police's Public Relations Division also explained that the Puri Agung 2022 Task Force carried out security based on the divided ring, Ring I was secured from Paspampres, Ring II combined with the TNI-Polri, Ring III security for the TNI and parts of the Police.

The next security in the Garuda Wisnu Kencana hotel and area (GWK) is 245 personnel, the Mangrove Forest area is 233 personnel, the Kura-Perus Island area has 201 personnel.

"These are the areas that are the focus of observations of the Puri Agung 2022 Task Force," said Dedi.

The G20 is a global forum consisting of 19 countries and one region with 80 percent contribution to the world's gross domestic product (GDP), 75 percent of international trade, and 60 percent of the world's population.