Polda Metro Prepares 350 Polantas In The State Palace Area To Guard Road Smoothness Ahead Of The 'Jokowi End Game' Demo

JAKARTA - The Directorate of Traffic (Ditlantas) of the Polda Metro Jaya has prepared 350 traffic police personnel (polantas) to oversee the smooth running of roads around the State Palace, following a demonstration plan against the policy of the Implementation of Restrictions on Community Activities (PPKM) with the tagline Jokowi End Game." There are 350 personnel (traffic police)," said Director of Traffic for Polda Metro Jaya Kombes Purnomo Yogo when confirmed in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Saturday, July 24. Sambodo said road closures and traffic flow engineering would be carried out based on situational conditions in the area. "The situational closure, considering the development of escalation in the field," he added. He further added that as of 10.00 WIB, there had been no diversion of traffic related to this Saturday's demonstration. "There is no other flow diversion. Sudirman-Thamrin," he said.

It is known that posters circulated on social media containing an invitation to "long march" on Saturday, July 24 from Glodok-State Palace to reject the implementation of PPKM. The Metro Jaya Police previously appealed to the public not to take to the streets and hold demonstrations to express their aspirations and opinions regarding PPKM. "We appeal to our friends and relatives who want to carry out crowd activities to convey their opinions wisely. Please come representatives or we will solve them wisely," said Head of Public Relations of the Metro Jaya Police, Kombes Pol. Yusri Yunus at the Metro Jaya Police Headquarters. . Yusri also said the Polda Metro Jaya would accommodate the submission of opinions of those who wish to express their opinions so as not to cause a crowd that could potentially lead to a new cluster of COVID-19. "We can avoid crowds, so we don't become clusters again," he said. The Metro Police understands that the community really expects the relaxation of the PPKM policy, but if people continue to violate health protocols, such as creating crowds, which will potentially trigger a spike in the positive number of COVID-19, it will be difficult for government to conduct PPKM relaxation. "How can we relax, if there are crowd activities like this again. Poor hospitals, cemeteries, they are full," said Yusri.