“For the 2020 simultaneous Pilkada, the National Police has been put in charge of securing the implementation of the voting process and supervising the adherence to the health protocols,” Brigadier General Awi Setiyono, spokesperson for the National Police (Polri), said at the Police Bareskrim office, here on Tuesday.
As many as 266,220 of the polling stations are located in areas categorized as safe. In such areas, two police officers will supervise 10 polling stations.
There are 34,863 polling stations in regions categorized as vulnerable. In these areas, two police officers will supervise two polling stations.
Meanwhile, two police officers will guard each of the 5,113 polling stations located in regions categorized as very vulnerable and 732 polling stations accorded special category status.
As many as 109,569,111 eligible voters are expected to vote on polling day.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the National Police is coordinating each process of Pilkada implementation with the National General Election Commission (KPU) and the Task Force for COVID-19 Response.
The National Police have deployed 192,168 personnel to maintain security during the stages of the Pilkada.
"A force of 192,168 personnel is being involved to secure the stages of Pilkada in each region. It is entirely up to the Regional Office head to determine the number of personnel (to be) involved, in accordance with the vulnerability in each region," Awi Setiyono stated.
The deployment of personnel follows the Chief of Police's Telegram Letter on the plan to start Operation ‘Mantap Praja’ 2020 for the conduct of Pilkada.
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