Jakarta will Be Safe, Basuki Says

All will be safe

Acting Jakarta Governor, Basuki 'Ahok' T Purnama ensures that Jakarta situation will remain conducive in the announcement of the 2014 presidential election, Tuesday (7/22).

Basuki disclosed his party has coordinated with police and national army to keep situation conducive in the capital. He also hoped Jakartans not to be provoked by the issue of violence. "All will be safe," he said, at the City Hall, Monday (7/21).

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According to him, thus far, there is no sabotage report in the capital. Nevertheless, the police were asked to keep improving security approaching the announcement from the General Elections Commission (KPU).

Particularly security at KPU office, as many as 3,460 personnel are deployed during the announcement of presidential election's recapitulation results. The security is divided into four rings that placed in and around the building, Jalan Imam Bonjol, Central Jakarta. 

 

Chief of National Police's Public Relation Division, Ir. Gen. Pol. Ronny Sompie details the first ring is a plenary meeting of the KPU on the second floor. While the second ring is other places in the KPU building until the courtyard and third ring located outside building is on the street around the KPU with a radius of 50 meters. Lastly, fourth ring is the access road towards the KPU, starting from radius of 50 meters to the HI roundabout and Tani Monument.

 

Besides security, police also prepare various anticipation to prevent anarchy action by placing 22,000 personnel at 40 points, like government buildings. They are Elections Supervisory Committee (Bawaslu), Election Organizers Ethics Council (DKPP), Constitutional Court, including security in home candidate.

Police will also conduct the blockade against masses outside Jakarta by insulating the access entrance from West Java and Banten, reaching ten points.