East Java Police Train 350 Special Personnel To 'Steward' U-17 World Cup

Hundreds of East Java Regional Police personnel were trained to become stewards at the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, Friday (3/11/2023). (ANTARA/HO-Bidhumas Polda East Java)

SURABAYA - The East Java Regional Police train 350 special personnel to become service officers or stewards who will be placed outside the Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium in Surabaya, East Java, during the U-17 World Cup starting November 10, 2023.

"Personnel who will be assigned as stewards are also given special training," said Head of the Operations Bureau of the East Java Police Kombes Puji Santoso in Surabaya, East Java, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, November 3.

The personnel stationed as stewards are required to take part in training before the U-17 World Cup is held according to the request of PSSI General Chair Erick Thohir.

"Earlier, Mr. Kabagbinops together with the Deputy Chief of the Surabaya Police had led the training at GBT with personnel who would be assigned as stewards," said Puji.

The East Java Regional Police have also prepared joint personnel from the Mobile Brigade Unit, Detective to Traffic Units as stewards at the U-17 World Cup at the Surabaya GBT Stadium.

"We have prepared all 350 personnel to be assigned as stewards and have participated in training," he said.

Personnel assigned as stewards will be placed in the 1 GBT Zone during the match to provide services and security.

"Steward nantinya, selain melakukan tugas pengamanan, juga memberikan bantuan medis kepada penonton yang sakit hingga evakuasi penonton dari dalam ke luar stadion jika situasi darurat," ucapnya.

After the training, continued Kombes Puji, as many as 350 stewards from the East Java Regional Police will be given a certificate of having the ability as a reward for football matches.

"Stewardkita trains for two days with a speaker from the local PSSI committee and the National Police Headquarters with the guidelines for Police Regulation Number 10 of 2022," he said.