Jakarta – The National Authorities (Polri) has expressed its preparedness to protect the U-17 World Cup football champion, which will occur in 4 Indonesian cities, with security procedures that satisfy FIFA requirements.
” We have carried out a tactical floor video game (TFC) with participants from central-level operations device and the regional security (Pamwil) task force to enhance their readiness to protect the U-17 World Cup,” head of the Polri’s public info bureau, Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, stated in Jakarta on Wednesday.
According to him, the National Police will carry out a central operation named “Aman Becuya 2023” to secure the U-17 World Cup.
The operation will involve 13,246 Polri personnel from the National Police headquarters and 4 regional police forces and will be held from November 10 to December 4, 2023, Ramadhan included.
” On November 9, there will be a roll call for the ‘2023 Aman Becuya’ personnel at the 4 local authorities workplaces where the U-17 World Cup will occur, while the opening will be kept in Surabaya, East Java,” he notified.
The regional police offices are the Jakarta Metropolitan Cops (Polda Metro Jaya), East Java Polda, Central Java Polda, and West Java Polda.
According to him, the operation will be led by Polri’s head of criminal examination, Commissioner General Wahyu Widada. Meanwhile, the operation at each local police office will be led by its regional police chief.
The security will remain in accordance with FIFA standards, for instance, there will be no uniformed workers in the stadium and no tear gas will be used, he notified.
” In the arena, there will be no personnel using authorities uniforms, but some might be using a steward vest. This is in accordance with FIFA guidelines,” he stated.
The U-17 FIFA World Cup will be held in four cities– Jakarta, Solo, Bandung, and Surabaya– from November 10 to December 2.
The opening ceremony will occur at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium (GBT) in Surabaya on November10 The stadium will likewise be the home of the Indonesian U-17 National Team in group A for the preliminary round.
3 other stadiums will host the championship: Jakarta International Stadium (Jakarta), Si Jalak Harupat Stadium (Bandung), and Manahan Stadium (Solo).
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