Bali Police Now Monitor Foreign Nationals in Real Time Through Cakrawasi Website
Bali Police can now conduct real-time surveillance of foreign nationals (WNA) through the Cakrawasi website. The Cakrawasi website was officially launched on Friday, 13 March, and was witnessed directly by Bali Governor Wayan Koster at the Bali Police Headquarters Precision Building.
Bali Police Chief General Irjen Daniel Adityajaya stated that Bali is known as a world tourism destination. Tourists who visit come not only for tourism or holidays but also as investment destinations for domestic and foreign investors, making Bali a highly favoured region with the most sought-after profit prospects.
“However, behind the increased mobility and number of foreign nationals in Bali, which is a blessing, this can also increase security vulnerability risks and legal violations involving foreign nationals, both as victims and perpetrators,” he said.
For this reason, Bali Police developed the Cakrawasi website as an integrated, more adaptive and technology-based surveillance system for foreign nationals. Through this system, Bali Police can map potential vulnerabilities and legal violations committed by foreign nationals. The Cakrawasi website is a digital platform to facilitate the rapid, accurate and confidential monitoring and recording of the presence and activities of foreign nationals in the Bali region.
“With this system, the risk of illegal activities, misuse of residence permits, and other legal violations can be minimised and mitigated quickly,” he said.
Bali Police has conducted outreach and improvements to the Cakrawasi website to enhance performance in maintaining order and compliance of foreign nationals with applicable regulations.
“To support the optimal implementation of foreign nationals in Bali, the operationalisation of the Cakrawasi website is also equipped with a command centre as a control, monitoring, data processing and analysis centre for foreign nationals in real time,” said the Bali Police Chief.
The Bali Police Chief further hopes that the presence of the Cakrawasi website can serve as a keen surveillance eye, a responsive system and a bridge for synergy amongst all stakeholders in keeping Bali safe, orderly and dignified.
The Director of Intelligence and Security at Bali Police Headquarters, Ipda I Ketut Yudi Mahendra Putra, added that in its implementation, Bali Police partnered with the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) Bali to socialise the use of Cakrawasi to all accommodation businesses. This synergy is expected to ensure all foreign tourists are registered optimally, whilst strengthening surveillance of foreign national activities in Bali.
Through this system, Bali Police target the creation of safe, orderly and quality Bali tourism, with more transparent surveillance of foreign nationals and able to minimise potential security disturbances amid the high flow of tourists.