Today, The National Police Holds A Cross-Sectoral Meeting Of Christmas Security 2022 And New Year 2023

Illustration of securing Christmas 2022 and New Year's 2023 in the country. (Between)

JAKARTA - In the context of securing the 2022 Christmas and New Year 2023 holidays, the National Police held a cross-sectoral coordination meeting (rakor) at the ministerial level today Friday, December 16. Based on information from the Public Relations Division of the National Police, the coordination meeting will be led directly by the National Police Chief, General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo. The plan is for the coordination meeting to start at 10.30 WIB at the Rupatttama Building at the Police Headquarters, South Jakarta. Regarding what is prepared in the face of Christmas and the new year, it will be delivered doorstop after the cross-sector coordination meeting is held behind closed doors at the National Police Headquarters.

Earlier, Wednesday, December 14, the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Pol. Dedi Prasetyo said that the security for Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 is being prepared. According to him, the strength of the National Police for securing Christmas and New Year is 102,000 personnel, assisted by 32,000 joint personnel from the TNI and related agencies. Detailed Christmas and New Year security, said Dedi, will be discussed in a cross-ministerial and institutional coordination meeting on Friday, December 16. In securing Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023, he continued, basically the National Police together with related institutions are ready to anticipate well things that will be carried out, such as smooth traffic flow, security during worship, and comfort at tourist attractions. "From the Bakauheni-Merak crossing to the entire Trans Java, we must really control it well," he explained.

Based on government predictions, there are around 71 million people who take advantage of the 2022 Christmas and New Year 2023 leave, spread across provinces, such as Sumatra, Java, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi.

In addition, said Dedi, the National Police have also mapped locations that are the priority and focus of security, such as places of worship, tourist attractions, and community mobility routes. "We have mapped out there are 508 points that must be secured. We ask for support from the entire community to jointly secure Christmas and New Year celebrations so that everything goes smoothly, safely, and conducively," he said, quoted by Antara. Meanwhile, the National Police Chief, General Pol. Listyo Sigit Prabowo, in the 2022 Apek Kasatwil at the Sultan Hotel, Wednesday, December 14, reminded his staff to prepare for Christmas and New Year's security. Important notes conveyed related to the anticipation of the terror incident. Densus 88 Anti-terror Police were asked to make disclosures, while other ranks were guarding. Sigit reminded the ranks to cooperate with all parties, including community organizations (ormas), in guarding Christmas and New Year so that it became a joint movement against terrorists.