The LABUAN BAJO - Regional Police (Polda) of East Nusa Tenggara has built coordination and collaboration with stakeholders related to securing the implementation of the 2023 ASEAN Summit which was scheduled for May in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai. "We are doing a brain storming of ASEAN Summit 2023 so that all (customers) are raised awareness that this event is important, so everything must be prepared including security," said East Nusa Tenggara Police Chief Inspector General Johanis Asadoma as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 24.The arrival of number one person at the NTT Police is part of a form of coordination and efforts to collaborate in mapping preparations for securing the ASEAN Summit 2023 in the super priority tourism area of Labuan Bajo. In the meeting which lasted approximately two hours, the NTT Police together with tourism stakeholders such as the West Manggarai Regency Government, BPOLBF, and KSOP Labuan Bajo shared information about the agenda of activities and security efforts carried out by each agency. Johanis said the NTT Police discussed the readiness of personnel, security routes, to increased security of activities outside the main agenda of the ASEAN Summit as activities of the wives of state officials present later. He continued that the National Police had prepared various security measures in the form of preventive actions such as guidance, counseling, education, and community campaigns on the importance of these international activities.

Furthermore, there are also measures of guarding, security, and escort, to repressive actions taken in the event of a disturbance or event that requires the handling of the police. "Today's meeting is to unite commitments to the ASEAN Summit which requires the cooperation of all relevant ministries, institutions, and agencies as well as community support so that activities that are of the attention of the President of the Republic of Indonesia can be carried out either without any disturbances," Johanis hoped. Regarding the implementation of international activities in the Golo Mori area which is being specially prepared by the government, Johanis appealed to the public not to be influenced by outside provocations. He emphasized that the police will take firm action if certain parties are trying to disrupt the development activities of this government program. "Don't try to interfere with the development here because we will take firm action in accordance with applicable legal rules," he said firmly.

Meanwhile, the President Director of BPOLBF! Fatina said the implementation of the ASEAN Summit is scheduled to take place from 3-5 May 2023 in Labuan Bajo. "So that is our momentum to introduce Labuan Bajo to the world as a tourism destination that is ready to accept tourists from abroad," said Goyang.


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