TNI Deploys 25 Thousand Personnel to Secure Christmas and New Year 2023

TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono when giving a press statement in Bali Samudera, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, Wednesday (21/12/2022). ANTARA/Syaiful Hakim

JAKARTA - TNI Commander Admiral Yudo Margono said the TNI would deploy 25,000 personnel to assist the National Police in securing Christmas 2022 and New Year's Eve 2023.

Yudo after the Exit Briefing The Chief of Staff of the Navy (KSAL) at Balai Samudera, Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, said that in a limited meeting chaired by President Joko Widodo a few days ago, it is estimated that there will be as many as 47 million people moving during the 2023 Christmas and New Year holidays.

"Then I will also convey that we have prepared TNI soldiers to be BKOed from the Kodam-Kodam, from Lantamal, then from Koopsau yesterday we prepared approximately 25 thousand soldiers. We are preparing to be BKOed later to the National Police in the area", he said as reported by ANTARA, Wednesday, December 21.

Apart from that, said Yudo, who is still serving as KSAL, from the Indonesian Navy, he will also prepare three specially prepared auxiliary ships for the hospital.

This is to anticipate the occurrence of natural disasters that require the fast movement of the warships of the Republic of Indonesia (KRI) during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

"Including, if there are crossings from Pelni ships that are full or there are damages, we are also ready to back up. Yesterday I prepared six LST ships to back up, maybe some crossings are constrained", he said.

Likewise for other operational elements, Yudo ordered to 'standby' SAR.

"The possibility of this many movements, yes, we have to anticipate everything. Yesterday I conveyed at a limited meeting that the TNI was ready to assist the National Police and assist the local government in the framework of securing this Christmas and New Year", he said.