South Kalimantan Police Chief Considers All TPS To Be Vulnerable When PSU Rematches Uncle Birin-Denny Indrayana In The Gubernatorial Election

South Kalimantan Police Chief Inspector General Rikwanto (ANTARA)

BANJARMASIN - South Kalimantan Regional Police Chief Inspector General Rikwanto said all polling stations (TPS) were considered vulnerable during the re-voting (PSU) of the South Kalimantan gubernatorial election (Pilgub Kalsel) on June 9. The two candidate pairs that are re-battling in the South Kalimantan gubernatorial election are Sahbirin Noor-Muhidin and Denny Indrayana-Difriadi Darjat.

"Security personnel must not be careless, let alone underestimate. Everyone must be prepared for even the worst possibility," he said in Banjarmasin, quoted by Antara, Sunday, June 6.

Rikwanto emphasized that each TPS will be guarded by two police personnel, assisted by the TNI and elements of the Linmas, to provide a sense of security for the organizers and the public when distributing their voting rights.

Not only about the vulnerabilities related to the disruption of public order and security, the threat of potential transmission of COVID-19 should also be watched out for considering the pandemic situation.

Therefore, the Regional Police Chief reminded that the discipline of implementing health protocols is a fixed price so that the PSU Pilgub does not become an arena for the transmission of COVID-19.

"If it is proven that there has been a prokes violation at the TPS, then the apparatus can act decisively according to the rules and take the necessary steps in coordination with the local COVID-19 Task Force," said Rikwanto.

A total of 2,628 joint TNI-Polri personnel were deployed to secure the PSUs that were held in 827 TPS spread across seven sub-districts in one city and two regencies, namely South Banjarmasin District in Banjarmasin City, five sub-districts in Banjar Regency and 24 TPS in Binuang District, Tapin Regency.

Before being deployed to areas that carry out the PSU, the South Kalimantan Police will hold a troop shift rally on Monday at the Police Field, Jalan Ahmad Yani Km 21, Banjarbaru City.

All personnel on duty were also confirmed to be free of COVID-19 after going through a rapid antigen test carried out by the Medical and Health Sector of the South Kalimantan Police.