The Situation Has Been Conducive After Lukas Enembe Was Brought By The KPK To Jakarta, The Police Have Not Planned To Send Additional Troops To Papua

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The National Police Headquarters has no plans to add police personnel assigned to Papua after the KPK's law enforcement against Lukas Enembe, a suspected bribery in a development case.

"There is no (addition of personnel to Papua) yet," said Head of Public Relations Division of the National Police Headquarters Inspector General Dedi Prasetyo, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, January 11.

According to Dedi, security in Papua can still be accommodated by police personnel in Papua.

"(Security) still uses existing organic personnel," he said.

Dedi said, based on information from the Deputy Chief of the Papua Police in general, the situation after the arrest of Lukas Enembe was conducive.

However, the security forces who are members of the TNI-Polri are still on standby in anticipating the incident after the incident.

The former Central Kalimantan Police Chief ensured that the security forces of the TNI and Polri continued to anticipate the situation of security and public order (Kamtibmas) in Papua to remain conducive after the arrest of Lukas Enembe.

He also ensured that the apparatus did not underestimate the situation in the Papua region and remained alert with the existing personnel.

The National Police are coordinating with the KPK in guarding law enforcement carried out against Lukas Enembe from Papua to Jakarta. As when the suspect landed at Samratulangi Airport, Manado, escorted by the Dansat Brimob Polda Papua and Irwasda Polda Papua, and picked up by the North Sulawesi Police Chief.

"In principle, the National Police will back-up security according to the needs of the KPK," said Dedi.

Separately, the Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes Pol. Ignatius Benny Prabowo said, as many as three Brimob companies were alerted to maintain the security and security situation in the area.

In addition, the ranks of the Papua Regional Police, City Police and Jayapura Regency Police carry out routine police activities that are improved (KRYD) such as patrols and others, as well as increasing the number of personnel on guard at vulnerable hours.

In accordance with the directive from the Papua Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Mathius D Fakhiri so that his staff can increase security against national vital objects assisted by the TNI under the control of the Police Chief.

"The number of additional personnel with the strength of the two joint companies and the Regional Police is still alerting companies to anticipate that will disrupt the security and security," said Ignatius.