Jakarta Globe, Banjir Ambarita, Dec 27, 2014
Jayapura. Indonesian police and military deployed officers from throughout Papua on Saturday as President Joko Widodo arrived in the separatist eastern province to attend a Christmas celebration.
Protesters outside the Malang Regional Legislative Council (DPRD) earlier in December demanded President Joko Widodo cancel his visit to Papua at Christmas. (Antara Photo/Ari Bowo) |
Jayapura. Indonesian police and military deployed officers from throughout Papua on Saturday as President Joko Widodo arrived in the separatist eastern province to attend a Christmas celebration.
“We will
deploy the officers from Sentani and Wamena for security, but that’s only for
the external security. For the internal security hundreds of soldiers will also
be deployed,” Cendrawasih military commander Maj.Gen. Fransen. G. Siahaan told
the Jakarta Globe on Saturday.
Joko was
scheduled to attend a Christmas celebration at Mandala stadium in Jayapura.
Fransen said thousands of police officers would be mobilized to secure streets
used by the president to and from the stadium.
Fransen
said security would also be focused in Wamena.
“The
dangerous spot is in Wamena where the president will visit on his second day
here before he heads to Sorong then Jakarta,” he said.
Joko was
scheduled to arrive in Jayapura at 2:45 p.m. Eastern Indonesia Time accompanied
by 11 cabinet ministers.
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