Approaching Eid Al-Fitr, The RI-Malaysia Border Rat Road Is Closed

The North Sumatra Regional Police Mobile Brigade unit deployed fully armed personnel to secure an insulating post at the border, to support the government's decision regarding the imposition of a ban on going home during the Lebaran 2021 holiday. (ANTARA / HO)

JAKARTA - The RI-Malaysia Border Security Task Force (Pamtas) Infantry Battalion 407 / PK increased surveillance and closed rat roads along the border, particularly in the Kapuas Hulu area of West Kalimantan ahead of Eid Al-Fitr 2021.

"We are increasing surveillance and closing rat roads along the border in our sector to prevent illegal activities from occurring and to follow up on the ban on going home," said Dansatgas Pamtas RI-Malaysia Yonif 407 / PK Lt. Col. Inf Catur Irawan to ANTARA in Putussibau, the capital of Kapuas Regency. Hulu, Friday, 7 May.

In addition, said Catur, Pamtas is also working with the COVID-19 Task Force to anticipate the spread of COVID-19 from abroad.

With the ban on going home, his party together with the joint team of the TNI, Polri and the COVID-19 Task Force conduct checks of passers and vehicle flows in border areas.

In a separate location, Kapuas Hulu Police Chief AKBP Wedy Mahadi emphasized that what needs to be watched out for is the border route, both between RI-Malaysia and Sintang-Kapuas Hulu.

He said surveillance at the border needed to be tightened, because it was very vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19 and the flow of homecoming ahead of Eid Al-Fitr.

"Each entrance has a monitoring post on the prohibition of going home by three pillars, namely the National Police, TNI and local governments to break the chain of distribution of COVID-19 and the flow of homecoming," said Wedy.

According to Wedy, in order to face the Eid Al-Fitr, a service and supervision post that is part of the Ketupat Centralized Operation in 2021 has been established.

"We continue to provide preventive education with the three pillars to the community, eliminate sectoral egos, we increase synergy, commitment, and consistency," Wedy ordered.