"We are preparing two thousand personnel to secure the fourth presidential and vice presidential debate on Sunday," Head of Public Relations of Polda Metro Jaya, Senior Commissioner Ade Ary Syam Indradi, noted in a written statement from his office on Saturday.
Indradi remarked that his side will not conduct special traffic engineering around the area, thereby translating to no road blockage during the debate.
"We ask for support and cooperation from all parties to support the debate," Indradi stated.
The Indonesian General Elections Commission (KPU) has determined the location for the fourth debate in the 2024 Presidential and Vice Presidential Election that will bring together the vice presidential candidates to be held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on Sunday.
"The fourth debate will be held on January 21 at the JCC," KPU Commissioner August Mellaz confirmed on January 15.
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According to Mellaz, the JCC was chosen owing to the availability of the venue and the familiarity. Moreover, the second debate between the vice presidential candidates on December 22, 2023, was held at the same location.
The KPU announced the names of the 11 debate panelists who have confirmed their readiness to take part in the debate and were quarantined two days before the debate, started on Friday (January 18).
The panelists chiefly constituted academics and practitioners who were members of civil society organizations. The series of debates is part of the 2024 presidential election campaign hosted by the KPU.
The fourth KPU debate will feature three vice presidential candidates namely Muhaimin Iskandar, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, and Mahfud MD.
This debate will raise issues of natural resources, indigenous communities, the environment, energy, and agrarian affairs.
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