Thousand of Satpol PP Deployed to Secure KAA
Reported by Andry | Translated by Trias Risangayu
As much as 1,702 personnel Satpol PP were deployed in securing the
60th Asia Africa Summit which falls on April 19-24 2015 in Jakarta
and Bandung.
We have to control the PKL and PMKS since the army and police have no authority to do that
Thousands of personnel are spread to swipe the street vendors (PKL)
ranging from Soekarno Hatta airport, Halim Perdanakusuma, Jakarta Convention
Center (JCC) to Presidential Palace.
Head of City Satpol PP, Kukuh Hadi Santoso said the personnel are asked
to participate in maintaining the security and order outside of the venue during
the conference. For instance at the delegation’s hotel, pedestrian bridge, as
well as along protocol roads which are passed by the delegation.
“Since satpol PP does not included
in the inner security, we gonna do the best to assist Army and Police,” he
said, Friday (4/17).
Santoso expressed in accordance with Satpol PP main task and function (Tupoksi), his party will swipe the street vendor and people with
social welfare problem known as PMKS as well as secured the illegal banners which transverse on roads.
“We have to control the PKL and PMKS since the army and police have no
authority to do that,” he explained.
Besides guarding the route access of the KAA participants, three
personnel will also be placed in every pedestrian bridge to anticipate the
crowd as well as PMKS and PKL.
“Three personnel are placed
in pedestrian bridge. Afraid of something bad happens when one of presidents is
passing. However, the sterilization is done three weeks ago,” he uttered.
Santoso added, Satpol PP is commissioned to welcome the delegations in Soekarno Hatta and
Halim Perdanakusuma airport by wearing the Bala Krama (kingdom’s troop) uniform.
