Waiting For Security Audit Results Of Police Headquarters Successfully Penetrated By Terrorists

Police Headquarters (Angga Nugraha/VOI)

JAKARTA - The National Police Headquarters (Mabes) is working on the security system for the tail of a suspected terrorist with the initials ZA who managed to enter with a weapon. The security post officers were audited because they were deemed to have cheated on the attack.

"That fact has indeed escaped guard. This is being audited for our security issues," said the Head of Public Information Bureau, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, to reporters, Thursday, April 1.

According to Rusdi, the audit will explore the security system or scheme being implemented. Not only the security of the Police Headquarters, but all police headquarters will also be audited for their security schemes.

"Yes, this is being investigated until it passes like that and once again it is part of the audit on how to secure the Police Headquarters and also once again regional police headquarters," he explained.

In addition, it is confirmed that the officers on guard when the female ZA terrorist who entered the National Police Headquarters will be examined. From the inspection, it will be known whether there is an error in the guarding pattern.

"Yes, surely it is checked to make it clearer how ZA can enter and carry out the action at the Police Headquarters," he said.

However, Rusdi said that the officers likely invited ZA to enter the area of the Police Headquarters because they had to serve the community. Because ZA mingles with the community.

"So, one thing that cannot be avoided by the National Police as one of its main duties is to serve the public in accordance with Article 13 of the Indonesian National Police Law. One of the main duties of the National Police is to serve as public servants," he said.

Besides mingling, it is suspected that ZA kept the air gun in one part of her body. So, in these two ways, the guard does not realize it.

"It is possible for her to put it in her body, whether at the waist or where," said Rusdi.

On a different occasion, the former head of the National Army's Strategic Intelligence Agency (Kabais), Soleman Ponto, admitted that he was not surprised by the incident of terrorist acts in which the perpetrators were able to penetrate the area of the National Police Headquarters, South Jakarta.

The reason, said Soleman, is that security at a police station is like a hotel that can be entered by people who want to receive public services.

"For me, the police station is not more like a hotel, because they have to serve the community. Whoever he serves, when he is served, is a terrorist, yes he is unlucky," said Soelman during a Crosscheck discussion, Sunday, April 4.

With the recent acts of terror, Soleman said that officers must be more vigilant about every individual who enters their office. However, this does not mean that police stations restrict access from the public.

"Do your best to serve the public, if it's terrorists, that's fate. Don't let the police be far away from society. Indeed, the police serve the community. It was impossible for them not to serve the public. So, the risk is like that," said Soleman.

It is different with the condition of the National Army Headquarters. According to Soleman, if the National Army Headquarters was broken into by a terror attack, it would be surprising because the security was tighter.

"The police station will not be as loud as the TNI headquarters. If the TNI Headquarters is penetrated, that would be extraordinary," he said.

Apart from this, the security pattern at the National Police Headquarters was immediately tightened the day after the attack incident. Everyone, including members of the National Police, was questioned one by one.

In addition, every piece of luggage from guests or members is checked carefully twice. First, the examination uses x-rays and the second is checked manually by officers.

Fully armed members were also stationed around the National Police Headquarters. They stood watching the surroundings.

For information, the suspected terrorist with the initials ZA entered the National Police Headquarters at around 16.30 western Indonesia time, Wednesday, March 31. At first, she pretended to ask about the position of the Post office.

After that, she returned to the guard post. ZA fired six shots at the officers. Until finally the police gave measured decisive action.