PON: 1,500 military, cops workers to be deployed in Mimika

It requires the participation of all citizens.

Timika – An overall of 1,500 military and authorities personnel will be deployed to protect the XX Papua National Sports Week (PON) in Mimika District, a senior official has said.

Authorities chief of Mimika District, Adjunct Elder Commissioner IGG Period Adhinata, stated that the effective holding of the event will require complete assistance from all people in the area.

” Any numbers of the security personnel released will not be adequate without the neighborhood’s support and assistance. We need the participation of the whole community in Mimika to maintain the security and convenience amid the XX Papua PON,” he said at a gathering of the XX Papua PON security force in the Timika Indah Square on Saturday.

At least 997 workers of the Indonesian National Cops will be released to protect the occasion, he added.

Apart from the Mimika Regional Cops, the Nusantara Mobile Brigade Corps, which has actually currently begun to be stationed in the district, will also assist protect the event, Adhinata said.

The Indonesian National Defence Forces will post 485 personnel to the XX PON cluster, he notified.

In addition, the security forces will be helped by the Public Order Officer of the Mimika district government, search and rescue workers from Timika city– the capital of the district– in addition to numerous community companies and associations, he added.

In addition, the district authorities chief informed that the event of the security forces would be followed by operation training.

Troops will be posted in 10 locations all over the area, he said. In addition, they will be stationed at every sports place and individuals’ inn, he disclosed.

Concerning the potential for security interruption amidst the execution of the nationwide event, Adhinata emphasized that his personnel will discover, prepare for, as well as instantly respond to any security issues.

” No matter how small the disruption, we must expect it. The group needs to react to the disruption quickly, therefore it will not escalate and spread any bias everywhere,” he added.

The commander of the 1710 District Armed Force Command in Mimika District, Lieutenant Colonel Yoga Cahya Prasetya, invited the homeowners of Mimika to do their best for the taking part athletes and authorities who come to the area.

He motivated locals to reveal that they are able to hold the national occasion securely and conveniently.

” It needs the participation of all locals,” he mentioned.

Mimika will host nine sports competitions for 12 events of the XX Papua PON, which will be held from October 2-15, 2021.

A number of contingents from outside Papua province have actually currently begun to show up in the district. It is approximated that 4 thousand athletes and officials from outside the province will attend the national sporting event.

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