Central Java Police Chief Promises To Release 64 Residents Arrested In Wadas Purworejo

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PURWOREJO - Central Java Police Chief Inspector General Achmad Luthfi promised to release 64 residents who were arrested during land surveys in Wadas Village as potential locations for the Bener Reservoir, Purworejo Regency.

"We are not detaining but securing. We can secure 1×24 hours in order to provide security guarantees for people who refuse to avoid clashes with people who receive land measurements," he said in Purworejo, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, February 9.

The Kapolda conveyed this at a press conference at the Purworejo Police Station which was also attended by the Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo, Head of the Regional Office of the National Land Agency (BPN) Central Java Dwi Purnama, and the Regent of Purworejo Agus Bastian.

The Central Java Police Chief said that today 64 people who were secured would be returned, because they were secured 1x24 hours starting from yesterday until now.

According to him, the National Police in this case facilitates and secures activities and there is not the slightest activity carried out by the Police to injure the public.

Meanwhile, the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo, apologized to the entire community, especially the people of Purworejo and the people of Wadas Village, for what happened yesterday because some might feel uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry and I'm responsible," he said.

Ganjar claimed to continue to communicate with the Head of the Central Java Police and the Deputy Chief of the Central Java Police to monitor developments in Wadas.

"We have agreed that the people who were detained yesterday, God willing, will be sent home today," he said.

Touching on whether the quarry for the construction of the dam will still be taken in Wadas Village, the Governor justified it with very technical considerations, because at the time of site selection all experts were involved so that the deposit that was possible to take sufficient sufficiency as needed had been taken into account.

"Our next task is to communicate to those who do not agree. I am afraid the information provided is not complete and may give different perceptions," he said.

The different perceptions, including whether it is true that the environment will be damaged, need to be explained. Then there are issues in that area that will be taken over, not paid for.

"Of course it is impossible, the state cannot possibly carry out such an action," he said.

According to him, technical calculations have been carried out, and of the many possible quarry to be taken and sufficient indeed at that location. For that, it is necessary to approach with dialogue so that citizens can understand.