Jokowi Scheduled To Watch Formula E Jakarta Live

JAKARTA - The Metro Jaya Regional Police (Polda) said President Joko Widodo was scheduled to attend an invitation to watch the Formula E electric car race live at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (JIEC) Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta on June 4.

Head of the Operational Bureau of the Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Marsudiyanto said the visit of the Polda team was one of them to review the preparations for securing President Jokowi later.

"God willing, there will be (the president), from Paspampres there have also been checks here, later VIPs will be prepared here," Marsudiyanto said, quoted by Antara, Monday, May 30.

Karo Ops Polda Metro Jaya said the review also involved members of the TNI, particularly the Presidential Security Forces (Paspampres) to check the situation around the Jakarta Formula E International Circuit in the Ancol Dreamland Park area.

"The involvement of the TNI will only be for the security of the president," said Marsudiyanto.

Marsudianto said Traffic Director of Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo also prepared traffic flow regulation by preparing 1,700 personnel ahead of President Jokowi's arrival.

Later, personnel from the Traffic Directorate of Polda Metro Jaya will arrange for trailer trucks that pave the streets of North Jakarta every day, to stop for a moment until the president leaves the location.

"One hour before the president arrives, we will stop large vehicles, especially containers, until the president finishes their activities, from there we will reopen them temporarily," said Marsudiyanto.

The review at the e-Prix circuit was attended by Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Sambodo Purnomo Yogo and Director of Intel and Security Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Umar Effendi.

The police also coordinated with the organizing committee to ensure that everything needed to secure the location was ready.

It is certain that the police will only conduct security in ring two, not inside the circuit, because there is already a security guard who has been prepared by Security Group Artha (SGA).

While in ring one, namely the area within JIEC Ancol, there will also be involvement from the TNI, especially the Presidential Security Forces.