Prevent Demonstrators From Entering The DPR Building, Police Give Security Layers At Several Points

Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro/ Photo: Rizky Sulistio/ VOI

JAKARTA - The number of demonstrations from various elements with a number of different demands, the joint apparatus was reluctant to concede. This morning, the joint TNI and Polri apparatus held a joint troop rally at the DPR/MPR RI Building, Central Jakarta.

The deployment of the joint forces is to anticipate the masses entering the area of the DPR/MPR RI Building. The Central Jakarta Metro Police also coated security with tight troops to anticipate the potential disturbance.

"Personnel will later be placed at a number of points around the DPR/MPR RI. For today's action, we have anticipated by preparing a number of personnel to carry out security and prevent mass action into the DPR/MPR RI area," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro when confirmed by VOI, Friday, March 1, morning.

Kombes Susatyo said that the diversion of traffic flow carried out by the Police around the DPR/MPR RI Building was situational. Traffic flow engineering will be implemented to see the dynamics of the situation on the ground.

"We will see later the number of masses, if later in front of the DPR/MPR RI the masses are quite large and the escalation increases, then the flow will lead to the front of the DPR/MPR RI Building, we will transfer it, insulation on Pulau Dua," he said.

Meanwhile, vehicles from the inner toll road that will go to the toll exit in front of the DPR/MPR RI will also be closed.

"We closed it and straightened it towards Slipi," he said.

Kombes Susatyo emphasized that all personnel involved in security should not take repressive actions.

"Personnel must always act persuasively, not provoked, prioritize negotiations, services and humaneism," he added.

Previously, it was reported that the Central Jakarta Metro Police held an apple with joint TNI Polri personnel in the courtyard of the DPR/MPR RI Building, Central Jakarta, ahead of mass demonstrations from various elements related to impeachment on Friday, March 1.

"A total of 2,593 joint personnel are carrying out security rallyes at the DPR / MPR RI," said Central Jakarta Metro Police Chief, Kombes Susatyo Purnomo Condro when confirmed by VOI, Friday, March 1, morning.

In the demonstration later, the demonstrators from various elements brought their respective demands related to Jokowi's impeachment, rejecting the results of the 2024 presidential election, replacing the KPU commissioners and re-presidential elections.