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Police to deploy 20,000 personnel to secure New Year’s Eve in Jakarta
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Turn back crime – Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. M. Iriawan gives a report on the police’s handling of criminal cases in 2016 during a press conference on Thursday. (Antara/M.Agung Rajasa)
The Jakarta Police are set to deploy around 20,000 personnel to secure New Year’s Eve celebrations in areas across the city.
Police personnel will be on standby in several locations, including two busy public areas, namely Ancol in North Jakarta and the Car Free Night area along Jl. MH Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman in Central and South Jakarta, respectively, on Saturday evening.
“We are going all out [to secure the celebrations],” Jakarta Police chief Insp. Gen. Mochamad Iriawan said on Thursday.
The police will not be alone in this task as Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Affairs Minister Wiranto has previously said that military personnel would also be on standby in areas across the city to secure the festivities.
(Read also: City to reroute traffic for New Year's Eve celebration)
Separately, Jakarta Transportation Agency head Andri Yansyah said five stages would be erected along the car-free zone, starting from the Bank Indonesia traffic circle on Jl. MH Thamrin to the Semanggi cloverleaf highway area on Jl. Sudirman. The Car Free Night event will run from 5 p.m. on Saturday to 2 a.m. on Sunday, he said.
Andri added that traffic rerouting would be conducted in the following areas:
- Traffic from Jl. Hayam Wuruk to Jl. Medan Merdeka Barat will be rerouted to Jl. Juanda - Pasar Baru -Gunung Sahari, or to Lapangan Banteng - Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur - Tugu Tani.
- Vehicles from Jl. Veteran Raya to Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara will be directed to the Harmoni area - Jl. Suryo Pranoto, or to Jl. Gajah Mada.
- Traffic from Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur to Jl. Medan Merdeka Utara will be rerouted to Jl. Perwira - Jl. Adipura - Pasar Baru area - Jl. Gunung Sahari, or to Jl. Veteran Raya - Harmoni area - Jl. Suryo Pranoto, or to Jl. Gajah Mada.
- Traffic from Tugu Tani to Jl. M.H. Thamrin will be rerouted to Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur - Jl. Perwira-Pasar Baru.
- All vehicles heading toward Jl. M.H. Thamrin and Jl. Sudirman both from the east and west part of the areas will be turned back.
- Traffic from Cawang to Jl. Sudirman will be rerouted to Jl. Senopati, or in the Slipi direction.
- Vehicles from Slipi to Jl. Sudirman will be directed to Cawang - Jl. Rasuna Said, while traffic from Jl. Pattimura and Jl. Sisingamangaraja will be rerouted to Jl. Gatot Subroto or to Cawang. (ebf)
