Since The Increase In Fuel, Hundreds Of Police Have Been Alerted At Gas Stations In The Sukabumi Region

Sukabumi City Police personnel while guarding one of the Sukabumi City gas stations, West Java after the central government raised the price of fuel. (ANTARA)

SUKABUMI - Hundreds of police personnel are still on standby at a number of public gas stations (SPBU) in Sukabumi after the government decided to increase the price of subsidized fuel oil (BBM) on Saturday, September 3.

"The deployment of these personnel is to anticipate unwanted things and regulate vehicles queuing up at a number of gas stations," said Sukabumi Police Chief AKBP SY Zainal Abidin in Sukabumi, West Java, Sunday, September 4.

According to Zainal, in addition to guarding gas stations in his jurisdiction, his party also carried out patrols to a number of roads and locations that were considered vulnerable.

During the guard, he said, no action or activity was found that could trigger security disturbances.

As of Sunday, September 4, activities at a number of gas stations have returned to normal, it's just that there was a spike in buyers before and for a moment the central government set an increase in the price of subsidized and non-subsidized fuel.

"In this security, at least 200 Sukabumi Police personnel were deployed who were assisted by other security officers, such as from elements of the TNI and the Civil Service Police Unit and Sukabumi Regency," he added.

On the other hand, Zainal appealed to the public not to be provoked by issues or information that is not necessarily true and has no clear source.

Anticipate other security disturbances, he continued, his party together with elements of the TNI carried out monitoring vital objects and trade centers.

Seperti diketahui, Presiden Jokowi telah menetapkan kenaikan harga BBM seperti harga Pertalite yang awalnya Rp 7,650 per liter menjadi Rp10 ribu per liter.

Followed by solar subsidy, it increased from Rp5,150 per liter to Rp6,800 per liter. Meanwhile, Pertamax increased from the previous Rp12,500 to Rp14,500 per liter.