National Police Chief: Merak Port Service Standards Are Getting Better

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo / PHOTO: Police Public Relations

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo stated that the security system for Merak Port ahead of the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year holidays is getting better than before.

The statement was made after visiting with Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Pratikno, Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi, Minister of Health Budi Gunadi Sadikin, TNI Commander General Agus Subiyanto, Head of BNPB Suharyanto, Kabasarnas Marsdya Kusworo, Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati, Acting Governor of Banten Ucok Abdul Rauf.

"Earlier we checked directly, and zoomed in meetings with several areas and ensured that my service standards and security standards also saw that it was getting better," said Sigit, Tuesday, December 24.

Based on the data, said Sigit, people who use sea transportation were not as many as last year. Although the number was not conveyed in detail, he said that the manager would continue to take steps to anticipate the density of passengers.

The security prepared starts from the normal yellow, green, and red systems. Then, online ticket services to buffer zones

"Everything is well prepared and of course this is something that we continue to evaluate," said Sigit.

Previously, the National Police Chief ordered his staff to anticipate the mobility of residents in tourist areas ahead of the turn of the year. All integrated services are asked to be ready to face a surge in visitors.

Not only that, members were also asked to cooperate with the TNI, Basarnas, BMKG, and BNPB, to deal with weather phenomena at the end of the year.