Important Information! Takbir Night, Metro Police Close Sudirman-Thamrin Area

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JAKARTA - Polda Metro Jaya confirmed that it will continue to close the Sudirman-Thamrin area on the night of takbir and Eid al-Adha. This is because it is currently still in the period of the Emergency Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM).

"So, specifically for Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin, it's not open at 10 pm, but we will keep it sterile. This means that only critical and essential ones can pass from tonight to tomorrow," said the Director of Traffic of the Polda Metro Jaya, Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo. , Monday, July 19.

Meanwhile, to anticipate the existence of takbir around, Sambodo said that he had made an appeal from a long time ago. In addition, it will also increase the number of personnel on guard.

"We will increase the strength of personnel, especially in areas that are indeed the main routes for people who will continue to carry out takbir on the streets," said Sambodo.

Adding that, the Head of Public Relations of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Yusri Yunus said that the Police, TNI, and the DKI Provincial Government had deployed thousands of joint personnel to patrol the takbir night.

Thousands of these personnel will ask the public to stay at home. Thus, the spread of COVID-19 which is currently getting crazier can be suppressed.

"We have deployed 2,048 personnel. We carry out patrols as well as activities in providing services and assistance to the community," he said.

Not only patrolling, the joint team will also provide basic food assistance to those in need. So, in this way the distribution will be faster and help the community during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"We will carry out joint patrols later, each member who departs will also bring the existing social assistance. Later we will distribute rice and basic necessities to people who really need it, whether it's MSME friends, street vendors friends, ojol, while we gave an appeal to them not to do crowds or obey the prokes," said Yusri.