Jakarta (Antara Babel) - The Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the
Jakarta as well as the Bali regional police have prepared a strong team
to provide security for Saudi Arabias King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Sauds
visit to Indonesia.
King Salman will arrive at Halim Perdanakusuam Airport with an
entourage of about 1.5 thousand people, including 10 ministers and 25
princes, for a state visit from March 1 to 3. He will travel to Jakarta
and Bogor and will then head to Bali for a vacation until March 9.
"Police officers will offer three-tier security and protection to
the king and his entourage during their visit to Indonesia," Polri Chief
General Tito Karnavian said in Surabaya, East Java, on Monday.
The police will be assisted by the military in carrying out their
duties to secure the kings visit. Saudi Arabias Ambassador to Indonesia
Osama bin Mohammed Abdullah Al Shuaibi met National Police (Polri)
Deputy Chief Commissioner General Syafruddin on Monday to discuss
security preparations for the visit.
"The ambassador visited the Police Headquarters for final checks
with regard to the security measures in place for the visit," Syafruddin
stated at the Police Headquarters in Jakarta on Monday.
According to Syafruddin, the National Police and the Military force
have readied a total of 10 thousand personnel at three separate
locations in Jakarta, Bogor in West Java, and Bali.
Approximately 2 thousand personnel will be deployed in Jakarta; 2,252 in Bogor, and 5 thousand in Bali.
The security officers will watch out for terror groups.
The Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport has also been
prepared to welcome the king on Wednesday (March 1), the airports
General Manager Abdul Rasyid said. It is a military airport that was
opened for commercial flights in 2014, with the aim of easing air
traffic at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, west
of Jakarta.
King Salmans trip will be preceded by the arrival of a wide-bodied
Boeing 777 and two Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with the delegates and the
Prince of Saudi Arabia, at the Halim airport on Feb 28, according to
Rasyid.
Therefore, the Jakarta Metropolitan Police will deploy security
personnel on the roads from Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta
to the Bogor Presidential Palace, some 40 kilometers south of Jakarta,
on March 1.
From the Bogor Presidential Palace, the king and his entourage will
visit the House of Representatives/Peoples Consultative Assembly
(DPR/MPR) Building and perform prayers at Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta.
The Jakarta Metropolitan Police and the Presidential Security
Guards (Paspampres) have standard operating procedures to provide
security arrangement for the kings visit.
Traffic police officers will also be deployed to regulate traffic
on the roads through which the king and entourage will pass by.
Later on March 3-4, the king and his entourage will depart from the
Halim Perdanakusuma Airport for Denpasars Ngurah Rai International
Airport for a vacation in the Indonesian island resort of Bali until
March 9.
In connection with the arrival of the king and his entourage, the
airport management company PT Angkasa Pura II will cooperate with the
Air Force and the Presidential Security Forces to improve security in
accordance with the security standard procedure for VVIP state guests.
The Bali Police and Regional Military Command IX/Udayana in Bali
Province have put stringent security mechanisms in place.
The Ngurah Rai International Airport plans to have a fighter
aircraft on standby to secure the visit of the king. "An official order
for the fighter is yet to be released, but it has been planned," Flight
Colonel Wayan Suparman noted in his press statement at the Emergency
Office Center in the Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Saudi ambassador expressed gratitude to the police
force for the entire security protocol prepared for King Salmans visit.
"I thank Syafruddin for all the preparations he has made. I believe
in Indonesias ability and strength in terms of security. Saudi security
forces are satisfied and confident that the Indonesian personnel will
be able to ensure the kings safety and security here," he remarked.
According to Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Monday, the visit of
the Saudi king will cover at least three special issues regarding
politics which will mark a historic event after 47 years of
Indonesia-Saudi Arabia relations; economic cooperation; and religious
matters pertaining to Haj and minor Haj (umrah) pilgrimage services.
Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung had earlier informed that the kings
visit will feature discussions centered on five cooperation agreements:
art and cultural promotions, exchange of issues covering pilgrimage
safety, the promotion of modern Islam through "dakwah" and ulema
exchange, increase in the number of flights from Indonesia to Saudi
Arabia, and the eradication of cross-border crimes.
Discussions on economic issues will also include the construction
of an oil refinery in Cilacap as a result of the cooperation between
Indonesias state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and a Saudi Arabian
oil company, with an investment value of US$6 million.
Indonesia Ready to Secure Saudi King`s Visit
Rabu, 1 Maret 2017 10:41 WIB
Police officers will offer three-tier security and protection to the king and his entourage during their visit to Indonesia,