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Brimob personnel deployed to guard Indonesia-Philippine borders
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On guard: North Sulawesi Police deputy chief Brig.Gen. Refdi Andri leads a call of readiness ceremony at the police headquarters in Manado, on May 29, to mark the deployment of the police’s Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel for a security operation codenamed Operation Aman Nusa 3 in Indonesia-Philippine border areas.
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undreds of Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel from the North Sulawesi Police have been deployed to secure Indonesia-Philippine border areas in Sangihe and Talaud Islands regencies amid growing terror threats in the region.
North Sulawesi Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said the situation in the province was relatively safe despite concerns of growing radicalism in the region.
“To anticipate developments and threats following the Marawi incident, the North Sulawesi Police have launched a territorial security operation codenamed Operation Aman Nusa 3,” he said.
Launched on May 29, Operation Aman Nusa 3 aims to secure the waters between Indonesia and the Philippines. Tompo said Brimob personnel would carry out maritime security operations and patrols.
“They will also make routine visits to villages and fishing communities to detect and gather information [on potential security threats] and to monitor mass organization activities. They will also coordinate with the Densus 88 counterterrorism squad to monitor radical movements,” said Tompo.
He further said the Brimob personnel would focus their sea patrol activities in the working areas of the Talaud Police and Sangihe Police. The team will be equipped with patrol vessels and weapons.
The Brimob personnel will be on duty for 90 days in Sangihe and Talaud. “Around three months. If the situation returns to normal, they can go home earlier, but, if security threats develop, more personnel will be deployed,” said North Sulawesi Police deputy chief Brig.Gen. Refdi Andri. (ebf)
