Ahead Of The Christmas Celebration, Thousands Of Combined Personnel On Alert To Guard The Vulnerable Points

ILLUSTRA TION / VOI

JAKARTA - As many as 8,179 joint personnel of the TNI-Polri, and the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will be deployed to prioritize Christmas and New Year 2021 celebrations. All forms of events that will cause crowds will not be granted permission.

"The strength that we will prepare 8,179 joint personnel will be from the provincial government itself, then the TNI-Polri," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Yusri Yunus, to reporters, Tuesday, December 15.

Thousands of joint personnel will be deployed to provide security related to Christmas celebrations. Based on the mapping, there are several points that are considered vulnerable and must receive special security.

"Then there are other security readiness as well as in several places. There are several churches in Jakarta, there are more than 1,600 churches in the Jakarta area," he said.

"There are 316 churches that are not considered vulnerable, because they are adjacent to the mosque, so there needs to be special attention, security, both from the TNI and Polri from the Regional Government and Satpol PP of DKI," he continued.

Meanwhile, Mass night activities for Christians have been arranged by the Provincial Government. Religious activities will be divided into several sessions by prioritizing health protocols.

"Then for the night mass activities for tonight everything is the same from our brothers from Catholics, then also Protestants, it has been regulated in a circular letter from the head of the DKI Jakarta Religious Service," he said.

"For example, the Catholic Mass is only from 2,500, for example the East Jakarta KMGI may be held twice, attended by the remaining 200 people using virtual zoom. It is mutually agreed upon, including several other churches," Yusri continued.