Hansip trained to safeguard polls

Hansip trained to safeguard polls

KENDARI, Southeast Sulawesi: The Kendari municipality government
is training a total of 1,897 civilian guards (hansip) to help
safeguard the upcoming elections.

Kicking off the training on Wednesday, Andi Muzakkir Mustafa,
the mayor of Kendari, said that the training was aimed at
enhancing the skills of the civilian guards to help security
personnel in safeguarding the upcoming elections.

In the five days of training, the civilian guards are also
educated on how to vote in the general election.

The civilian guards are currently being trained by police
personnel, military officers and officials at the Kendari General
Elections Commission (KPUD), in the Cultural Park Hall in the
heart of the municipality. -- JP