Ahead Of The 2021 Simultaneous Village Head Elections, Banten Police Chief Calls For Vaccinations To Prevent New Clusters Of COVID-19

Banten Police Chief Inspector General Pol Dr. Rudy Heriyanto/ Photo: Banten Police Document

SERANG – Ahead of the 2021 simultaneous Village Head Elections (Pilkades), the Banten Police Chief prioritizes vaccination attacks in the Banten Police jurisdiction. This step is to prevent the existence of a new cluster of COVID-19 in the Serang area, Banten in a village-level democracy party.

Banten Police Chief Inspector General Pol Dr. Rudy Heriyanto Adi Nugroho instructed his staff, both to the head of the work unit at the Banten Regional Police, as well as to the Head of the Resort Police to prioritize vaccination attacks in electoral districts.

"Banten Police are focused on preventing the emergence of new clusters of COVID-19 during the Pilkades by prioritizing vaccination attacks on electoral areas within the Banten Police jurisdiction from now on. Thus, the Pilkades will be carried out in a healthy manner, of course with discipline in carrying out health procedures," said the Kapolda Banten Inspector General of Police Dr. Rudy Heriyanto, through a statement received by VOI, Wednesday 29 September.

This instruction from the Kapolda was delivered at the weekly analysis and evaluation on Tuesday, September 28 in front of the Kasatker and Kapolres related to the Simultaneous Pilkades. In accordance with the results of the analysis, it is known that there are 681 villages that will hold elections in 2021, including 64 Pilkades in the Tangerang Polresta area, 207 Pilkades in the Pandeglang Police area, 266 Pilkades in the Lebak Police area, 95 Pilkades in the Serang Police area, 22 Pilkades in the the Serang City Polres area, and 27 Pilkades, in the 2021 Simultaneous Pilkades in the Cilegon Resort Police area.

"In addition to prioritizing vaccination in electoral districts, of course the Banten Police will conduct a mapping of potential disturbances in the security and social order that may arise during the Pilkades to anticipate that it will not occur during the Pilkades," said Rudy Heriyanto.

Furthermore, the Head of the Banten Regional Police Humas Akbp Shinto Silitonga appealed to the public, especially those who will carry out the Pilkades to continue to maintain security and social order, and comply with health protocols in a disciplined manner.

"We can do the 2021 simultaneous healthy, safe and conducive Pilkades if we work together to maintain security and social order and remain disciplined in carrying out health protocols, especially with the Banten Regional Police Chief's program prioritizing vaccination in electoral districts, to reduce the number of COVID-19," concluded Shinto Silitonga.