Police Do Not Issue New Year's Eve Crowd Permits, Tourist Attractions Are Closed Afternoon

Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus (Diah Ayu / VOI)

JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya emphasized that it would not issue permits for crowds related to New Year celebrations. This decision was taken to prevent an increase in the number of COVID-19 transmission or the emergence of the New Year cluster.

"We ensure that all forms of crowds, permits for New Year's Eve, for example, will not be issued by Polda Metro Jaya," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus to reporters, Tuesday, December 15.

In fact, tourist attractions in Jakarta will be closed since the afternoon. This will be in line with government policies related to handling COVID-19.

"So we all agree that there will be no activities from several tourist attractions such as Ancol then Taman Mini and so on. There are no New Year's Eve activities," explained Yusri.

"For example, Ancol closed at 5 pm, then Taman Mini was the same, so all forms that made this crowd were not allowed," Yusri continued.

Previously, as many as 8,179 joint personnel of the TNI-Polri and the Provincial Government (Pemprov) of DKI would be deployed to prioritize Christmas and New Year 2021 celebrations. In addition, all forms of events that would cause crowds would 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 Yusri Yunus.

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