1,154 TNI-Polri Personnel Ready To Be Deployed To Secure Simultaneous Village Head Elections In Sidoarjo

SURABAYA - Simultaneous Village Head Elections (Pilkades) in 84 villages in Sidoarjo Regency, East Java, will be held on June 19. Thousands of personnel joined the TNI-Polri deployed in security.

"A total of 1,154 joint TNI-Polri personnel are ready to be deployed to carry out the simultaneous Pilkades, to secure and create conduciveness for Kamtibmas," said Sidoarjo Police Chief Kombes Kusumo Wahyu Bintoro during the Kamtibmas Cangkrukan activity ahead of the Village Election in Sidoarjo, Wednesday, May 25.

Wahyu said that the solidity of the synergy between the TNI and the National Police was brought down directly to secure the Pilkades, starting to shift troops to the villages. In addition, for the neutrality of the TNI-Polri which does not side with any group.

"Our focus is to ensure the smoothness and security of the Pilkades, as well as if there are other parties or the public who know that there have been violations in the Pilkades, please report them to us so that strict action can be taken," he said.

Meanwhile, the Commander of Denpom Lanudal Juanda Marine Lt. Col. (PM) Achmad Junaidi guaranteed the neutrality of the TNI-Polri in the Pilkades.

"We are not taking sides, the Sidoarjo area must be safe and conducive," he said.

Meanwhile Danlanud Muljono Colonel Pnb Moh. Apon, stated that the TNI is ready to fully assist in securing the Pilkades.

"Let's carry out this Pilkades as a healthy and peaceful contest, lest anyone interfere with the security and conduciveness of our region. Because the TNI-Polri are totally ready to secure the Pilkades," he said.