There are no special safeguards in Papua at Christmas

There are no special safeguards in Papua at Christmas

Head of the TNI Headquarters Information Center, Major General Sisriadi, said that he had not prepared special security during the Christmas and 2020 New Year celebrations in Papua. This follows two soldiers who died in Intan Jaya Regency, Papua, as a result of being attacked by the Armed Separatist Criminal Group (KKSB) on Tuesday (17/12).

"There isn't. There isn't (special security)," Sisriadi said at TNI Headquarters, Cilangkap, Jakarta, Friday (12/20).

Sisriadi said that the TNI was only alerting the support forces that already existed in each of the TNI's Main Commands in all of Papua, they also prepared the main defense system for the defense equipment in Papua to support the security of the people in the region.

And for Christmas and New Year security activities, the TNI alerted troops, soldiers and supporting defense equipment. Especially for movement when needed. In principle, security carried out by the TNI forces is to assist the main task of the National Police to carry out security there. He said the police were the sector leaders in safeguarding Christmas and the New Year 2020 in Papua.

"So the command control in the Police that is spread throughout the region. And the deployment is distributed to the regions, in the Kotama TNI directly assisting the regional police and police in the area to the Police Station," said Sisriadi.