'I will stay home on Christmas Day'<\/p>\n
Over the past four years, Christmas celebrations have been
\nhaunted by terror threats following several bombs in major cities
\nin 2000. Jakarta Police have deployed around 15,000 officers to
\nsafeguard the capital for Christmas. The Jakarta Post talked to
\nsome residents on their plans to celebrate Christmas and how the
\nterror threats would affect their holiday plans.<\/p>\n
Adj. Sr. Comr. Petrus Golose, the city police cyber crime
\ndivision chief. He lives with his family in Pejaten, South
\nJakarta:<\/p>\n
Nothing is particularly special about this year's Christmas,
\nexcept that it has been 2004 years since Jesus Christ was born.
\nAs an officer, I will not be taking any holiday except for Dec.
\n25 that I shall spend with my family.<\/p>\n
I will go to my church along with my family, of course. But I
\nhaven't decided when we will go to the service; it could be on
\nChristmas Eve or maybe on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n
My family doesn't plan to have a party to celebrate Christmas.<\/p>\n
Betrix, 25, is an urban issue's activist . He lives with his
\nfamily in South Jakarta:<\/p>\n
I don't celebrate Christmas and I'm not taking a long holiday
\neither, except for Christmas Day. I have to leave town on Dec. 26
\nto work.<\/p>\n
As a citizen, I have been very worried about the travel
\nwarnings that have been issued by several foreign governments. I
\nhave decided not to go to malls and will just stay home during
\nChristmas Day to avoid anything bad that might happening.<\/p>\n
Frankly, I don't trust the police or the military. I don't
\nthink their intelligence could prevent bombings despite travel
\nwarnings.<\/p>\n
I have learned from the Christmas bombings in 2000. The
\nmilitary and the police had received warnings about the bombings
\nfrom foreign governments, but they didn't pay much attention (to
\nthese warnings). And then, boom!<\/p>\n
-- The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/i-will-stay-home-on-christmas-day-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }