154 Churches In North Jakarta Receive Police Guards At The Implementation Of Good Friday

North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Gidion Arif Setyawan/ Photo: Antara

North Jakarta Metro Police dispatched personnel to oversee the implementation of Good Friday at 154 local churches.

"We are preparing personnel to secure worship activities and celebrations at churches in North Jakarta," said North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Gidion Arif Setyawan in Jakarta, Thursday.

He said the security would be carried out openly and behind closed doors.

"There are hundreds of personnel that we have alerted, both from the Resort Police and Polsek, there are around 154 churches spread across North Jakarta," he said.

Gidion appealed to church administrators to immediately contact the police if they found disturbances in security and public order (kamtibmas).

"If there is a disturbance in the kamtibmas, immediately contact the nearest Polsek or call center 110. Our officers will respond quickly," he said.

Previously, North Jakarta Metro Police Chief Kombes Pol Gidion Arif Setyawan led the security checks of churches in the North Jakarta area.

He said this activity was carried out to ensure the safety of the congregation during the service on Thursday, Good Friday and Easter.

"Today we are checking at several churches in the North Jakarta area, the aim is to ensure the safety of the church during the White Thursday service, Good Friday, and the Easter celebration will run safely and smoothly," he said.

The churches visited along with their ranks were the Indonesian Christian Church (Koja), the St. Fransiskus Xaverius Parish Kelapa Gading Catholic Church, and the St. Andreas Kim Tae Gon State Church (Kelapa Gaidng).

Earlier we checked three churches, in the Koja and Kelapa Gading areas. At that location we checked CCTV, the availability of parking lots and security officers," he said.