JAKARTA - The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Youth Movement (GP) was involved in security during the 2022 Christmas celebration. A total of 700 members of the Barisan Ansor Multipurpose Nahdlatul Ulama (Banser) were involved in helping joint forces secure churches and crowded centers in NTT.

"In the context of Christmas 2022 and New Year's 2023 participation, we have deployed 700 personnel to provide comfort and security for Christians who celebrate Christmas in NTT," said GP Ansor NTT Regional Head, Ajhar Kowe, in Kupang, NTT, Saturday, December 24, as reported by Antara.

According to Ajhar, helping to secure Christmas 2022 as well as New Year 2023 is a routine activity for GP Ansor NTT.

Bser who served, was placed in all houses of worship in the NTT region. Ajhar said, Banser maintains and takes preventive measures against things that are not desirable.

"We assign Banser to every place of worship for Christians specifically in churches, both Catholic and Protestant Christian churches," he said.

According to him, all GP Ansor branches have been instructed to participate in securing Christmas 2022 and New Year 2024 with the police, TNI and other elements so that the implementation of Christian worship can run smoothly.

"Like our friends, we help the congregation in managing the parking area, and some other things that can be done like the implementation of previous years," he said.

They together with the police and the TNI and other elements continue to do things that can be done every year in the nature of mutual participation between religious communities in order to participate jointly in the implementation.

"We do this every religious holiday celebration in every district," said Ajhar

He also hopes that the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year celebrations will run smoothly and peacefully, as in previous years.


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