The Jakarta Police, together with the Indonesian Military and the city administration, are set to deploy 3,300 personnel in an operation codenamed Liong to secure Chinese New Year celebrations, set to fall on Monday. The operation will be held from Feb. 5 to Feb. 8.

'€œWe will focus on securing venues hosting Chinese New Year celebrations and public places like shopping malls,'€ Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Tito Karnavian said as quoted by Antara news agency on Friday.

Tito said the police had prepared for all security disruptions, including terror threats.

Apart from securing Chinese New Year celebrations, he further said that the police would also monitor traffic flows, especially on toll roads, because the celebration would fall on the day after the weekend.

Tito said the joint security personnel would focus their attention on monitoring inner city toll roads, the Jakarta-Cikampek toll road, the Jakarta-Merak toll road, the Jakarta Outer Ring Road, the Cikunir-Serpong toll road and the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport toll road.

Separately, Jakarta Police traffic chief Sr. Comr. Risyapudin Nursin said cargo trucks would be prohibited from passing toll roads, starting from Feb. 6 and running through to Feb. 9.

The police further said that security personnel would also secure public spots like temples, offices, vital objects and tourist attractions. (cal/ebf)

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