City ready for Xmas security

City ready for Xmas security

JAKARTA: Head of the Jakarta Public Order Agency, Harianto
Badjoeri, said on Wednesday that the agency would deploy three
fourths of its total personnel or 3,000 officers to help police
protect the city during the Christmas and new year period.

"We have asked subdistricts to register places of worship and
venues for Christmas celebrations to determine how many officers
will be stationed at those venues," Harianto said at City Hall.

He said that the officers would also work together with youth
groups in the community, including church youth groups and mosque
youth groups.

Security concerns are high this year in the light of recent
terrorist attacks. Five churches in the city were bombed on
Christmas Eve in the city in 2000 killing four people.

Intelligence officials have also warned of terrorist attacks
around Christmas and New Year's Day. --JP