Ahead Of The G20 Summit, The Bali Provincial Government Is Wary Of Boarding Houses That Can Be Hideouts For Terrorists

Deputy Governor of Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace)/PHOTO: Dafi-VOI

BADUNG - The Bali Provincial Government has tightened security to be aware of terrorist threats ahead of the G20 Summit.

Deputy Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati (Cok Ace) said his party would monitor boarding houses in the Bali area. This was done based on previous experience where boarding houses were hiding places for terrorists.

"This is a lesson from our previous experience. The Bali Bombings I, Bali Bombing II, are indeed the centers of vulnerability there", said Cok Ace, Wednesday, June 29.

The hospitality of the Balinese people in accepting newcomers, including tourists, often catches their guard. Therefore, Balinese people are asked to be more concerned with the situation in their environment.

"I also apologize if later our brothers, our children, the pecalangs recorded the residents in Bali, it was solely for our common security", he said.

In addition, immigrant communities are also required to report. Tightening supervision of immigrants is carried out.

"Immigrants are required to report, that's what we are paying attention to now (and) for the future it will be more stringent which we didn't pay much attention to before", he said.