TNI-Polri Ready to Secure the Inauguration of the President and Vice President
By: Dandy Rahmat
The preparation for the inauguration of the President and Vice President is almost 100 percent. Following many reports related to support, escorts to complete security from various elements of the community, including security forces. That supposedly will deploy around 30 thousand personnel to maintain the conduciveness while the procession is running.
As stated by the Traffic Directorate of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police, it will also increase the number of personnel to help with this security. In addition, it will also conduct a number of traffic engineering. In the form of closure in the area around the location of the inauguration, namely the DPR-MPR, Senayan, Jakarta. Not only that, security is planned to be carried out at the home of President Joko Widodo, including Jokowi’s residence in the city of Solo, Central Java. It is intended that the City of Solo remains conducive during preparation until the inauguration of the plenary session.
On the other hand, preparations were also made by state institutions of the MPR. According to Bambang Soesatyo, as the chair of the MPR stated that if the incidents of the Menko Polhukam stabbing incident, Wiranto certainly would not interfere with the inauguration process. This is because the location of the state agenda will be safeguarded according to even more stringent procedures. In addition, it also said that it had coordinated with various institutions related to this security. Including, the National Police, the TNI, and BIN.
He said that since the incident that had happened to the Coordinating Minister for Politics and Security Law some time ago, he hoped that there would be no restrictions between officials and the public. Instead it should make these two elements closer and closer. However, this kind of thing deserves to be a warning to be more careful in the future.
Another preparation is the Semarang night Carnival performance plan. Namely an art festival parade titled Pelangi Nusantara. Which reportedly will be attended by 4,128 participants. In addition, Jokowi’s volunteers will also hold a ceremony. As chairman of the Organizing Committee, Andi Gani Nena Wea explained that this event would be focused on the horse statue area until the independent palace, Jakarta.
According to a number of reports, the inauguration program will start at 12:30 WIB, which will later stand as many as 6 stages. And will show the entire culture of the territory of Indonesia. Do not stop there, the plan will be a cultural parade of 34 provinces, and the provision of 5 giant screens prepared by the committee, as a means of nobar (watching together) between volunteers and also the surrounding community. Reportedly this event will have a culinary service that supposedly will be free. It is also estimated that this event will be attended by 200 to 300 thousand people. However, do not rule out the possibility, will increase. Considering surely there will be those who come from Jakarta wild.
As expressed by the MPR, security in the President’s hometown will also be increased. The Surakarta City Police will get additional personnel assistance from the Central Java Regional Police, in order to maintain a conducive situation ahead of this state agenda. According to AKBP Surakarta Police Chief Andy Rifai, in Solo also said there would be an increase in the number of personnel from the Central Java Regional Police Mobile Brigade Unit. Namely, as much as one Unit or Company Level SSK later.
This security mechanism includes, the tightening of security through patrols in the border area entering its jurisdiction. As well as a number of searches will be carried out for each vehicle that passes in the raid activities. This is intended to maintain the conduciveness of things that are deviated.
In addition, this safeguard is carried out because in Solo there are many vital objects such as the residence of Indonesian President Joko Widodo or which is a VVIP area, government office area, KPU office, Bawaslu, DPRD, as well as other vital objects including in the open. He said if the special security in the VVIP region (Presidential Residence in the Sumber area, Solo), had been done in layers according to the SOP ahead of this great momentum. Namely, using the ring 1 pattern that will be carried out by Paspampres, while for Ring 2 and 3 will be carried out by the Regional unit. Which consisted of a combination of TNI and POLRI.
Based on these preparations, it is hoped that the inauguration procession as the culmination of the Democracy party will go according to plan until the plenary session. And no party intervenes, considering the consequences will be directly dealing with elements of society as well as the security forces. Hopefully this five-year term will also be able to carry out even better, so that the beloved country darts like an arrow that will be respected by the world community.
- The author is a social political observer
