Watch New Year's Eve, Kapolda Metro: No Crowd At Central Location

Situation ahead of New Year's Eve in the Capital City (Doc. Pemprov DKI)

JAKARTA - The Head of Metro Jaya Regional Police Inspector General Fadil Imran, Pangdam Jaya Major General TNI Dudung Abdurachman, and DKI Deputy Governor Ahmad Riza Patria are monitoring the situation ahead of New Year's Eve in the Capital City.

The three of them also directly monitored the implementation of crowd free night along Jalan Sudirman to MH Thamrin which was closed during New Year's Eve 2021.

Fadil said, based on the monitoring and reports obtained, the situation in the Capital City was monitored under control. According to him, the crowd prohibition in Jakarta on New Year's Eve is understandable.

"I was with the Pangdam Jaya and the Deputy Governor on a tour to see the New Year's Eve situation. Until now, it is approaching 23.00 WIB, the situation in the capital is under control, safe, there are no prominent events and there are no crowds," said Fadil in the HI Roundabout area, Jakarta. Center, Thursday, December 31st.

Crowd control also takes place at entertainment venues, hotels, restaurants, cafes and various points that are central to activity. According to Fadil, there were no violations of health protocols at the location.

"Hopefully we will evacuate the crowd prevention model in the future so that it is useful in breaking the chain, as well as for the people of DKI," said Fadil.

Previously, a joint team between Polda Metro Jaya, Kodam Jaya, and Pemprov DKI supervised the movement of people in a number of points in the capital. In addition, along Jalan Sudirman-MH Thamrin it was also closed during New Year's Eve.

Road closures will be carried out starting at 20.00 WIB Thursday, December 31 2020 until 06.00 WIB Friday, January 1, 2021. The police will evict any residents who are still there.

"Those who enter Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin tonight will be told to go home. There are no more people gathering and crowds. In fact, anyone who walks in Sudirman-Thamrin is not allowed at all," said Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus.

In addition, the police will also disperse all crowds around hotels in Jakarta. Not only that, shopping centers are also locations for mobility monitoring by the police. In total, there are about 5,800 total joint troops that will be watching the New Years Eve crowd.

"So, why does the mall close at 7 o'clock because there is an hour to remind us later. Later, we have a team with large-scale patrols and we will clean all the places," said Yusri.