H-1 Christmas Celebration, Neighborhood Around The Cathedral Churchsterilized

Jakarta Parish Church Santa Maria Appointed to Heaven (Photo by Yusron El Jihan on Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Members of the Central Jakarta Metro Police and the Sawah Besar Police will sterilize the area around the cathedral church and 32 other churches on the D-1 celebration of Christmas 2022.

Sawah Besar Police Chief, AKP Patar Mula Bona said, for the SOP, sterilization was carried out on D-1 before the Christmas celebration.

"In addition to the D-1 Christmas, or at dawn we have sterilized," said AKP Patar Mula Bona when contacted by VOI, Friday, December 23.

The Sawah Besar Police deployed 90 total personnel to carry out PAM at the church. Apart from members of the Polsek, continued AKP Patar Mula Bona, security was then assisted by members of BKO 1 Brimob company and 1 Sabhara company from Polda Metro Jaya.

"Outside of Jibom (bomb disposal) and Unit K-9 Polda, the Sawah Besar Police continue to monitor church activities per day. We have reminded our group with church administrators to monitor church activities and report suspicious things both to people and objects until the D day of Christmas celebrations," he said.

Previously reported, the Sawah Besar Police detailed that there were 32 churches in their area that carried out the 2022 Christmas service out of a total of 38 churches. Meanwhile, 6 other churches were reportedly not carrying out Christmas worship celebrations.

Kapolsek Sawah Besar, AKP Patar Mula Bona said, of the 32 churches, a large church and quite a number of its congregations had coordination meetings with the Sawah Besar Police.

"We have invited the coordination meeting since the 6th. All of our church administrators make groups to share information regarding their readiness," said AKP Patar Mula Bona when confirmed by VOI, Friday, December 23.