"We will particularly optimize detection and prevention."Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Police Chief General Timur Pradopo has said the national police will focus on intensifying security measures ahead of the 2014 general elections.
"We will particularly optimize detection and prevention," General Pradopo said here on Monday.
The national police is currently briefing all regional police personnel on the elections` rules and regulations as well as on the agenda of legislative and presidential elections, according to him.
The political tension would likely to escalate before, during and after the general elections, and therefore the security personnel must intensify their performance, he added.
Inspector General Suparni Parto, who was just installed as the new chief of the National Police`s Intelligence and Security Department, said the police will intensify security with the cooperation of the General Elections Commission (KPU), the General Elections Supervisory Body (Bawaslu), and political parties.
In January 2013, the Indonesian Police (Polri) and the General Election Commission (KPU) signed a memorandum of understanding on security arrangements for the general elections to be held next year.
"The signing of the MoU is expected to help conduct the general elections as efficiently and effectively as possible," National Police Chief General Timur Pradopo said on the occasion.
The police chief expressed his commitment to ensuring professional, neutral and impartial elections in 2014.
Therefore, he called for the implementation of maximum security measures during the elections, which are held every five years.
"Among the main challenges to holding free and fair elections are money politics and controversies regarding the number of eligible voters," Timur noted.
"If these problems are not managed properly, they could affect the social life of the nation," he pointed out.
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