Polri states no significant incidents disrupting public security and order stability
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian National Police (Polri) stated that there were no significant incidents disrupting public security and order (kamtibmas) during the implementation of Operation Ketupat 2026.
Spokesperson for the Public Relations Task Force of Operation Ketupat 2026, Police Commissioner Jansen Avitus Panjaitan, said this was based on reports from the period Friday (20/3) at 18:00 WIB to Saturday (21/3) at 06:00 WIB.
“The implementation of Operation Ketupat up to day nine has proceeded safely and conducive,” said Police Commissioner Jansen in a statement in Jakarta on Saturday.
In the traffic sector, he noted there were 260 accident incidents, with details of 15 people dead, 25 seriously injured, and 272 lightly injured, resulting in total material losses of Rp695.7 million.
Thus, he said, Polri continues to urge the public to prioritise safety during travel.
Meanwhile, Jansen revealed that the volume of outbound traffic from Jakarta through the four main toll gates was recorded at 48,440 vehicles, or a 13.86 percent decrease compared to normal conditions.
Conversely, inbound traffic to Jakarta was recorded at 20,519 vehicles, or a 56.42 percent decrease compared to normal conditions.
In line with the traffic conditions that tend to be smooth and controlled, the National Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of Polri has officially stopped the implementation of the one-way traffic engineering alias one way national for the Eid al-Fitr homecoming flow in 2026.
He stated that the policy was taken after evaluation together and the socialisation process to the public.
It was mentioned that the one-way suspension was carried out because the vehicle flow conditions had returned to normal and controlled.
“Based on the evaluation results, the traffic flow is monitored as smooth and controlled, so the national one-way engineering is stopped and the vehicle flow returns to normal two-way,” he said.
He explained that the traffic engineering policy will continue to be dynamic, adjusting to field conditions to ensure public mobility runs smoothly.
Currently, Jansen continued, vehicle flows, both towards Jakarta and towards Trans Java, are monitored as normal.
He mentioned that police ranks are beginning to focus security on the series of Eid al-Fitr celebrations, from the takbiran night, the Id prayer implementation, to security at tourist sites.
On the other hand, Polri also reminded the public of the potential increase in mobility after Eid.
It was emphasised that the readiness of personnel in the field will continue to be enhanced, both in traffic management and security at density-prone points.
“The management of the return flow will be ensured to be carried out optimally as during the homecoming flow,” Jansen revealed.
Thus, the public is urged to take advantage of the toll tariff discounts on 26-27 March 2026 as well as the Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy to avoid vehicle accumulation at one time.
In addition, the Police have anticipated potential density due to halalbihalal activities and increased visits to tourist attractions, especially water tourism.
The public and managers are asked to pay attention to carrying capacity and prioritise safety.
Polri emphasised that the success of Operation Ketupat 2026 is the result of synergy from various parties, including the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI), Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Public Works (PU), Ministry of Health, National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Agency for Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics (BMKG), Jasa Raharja, local governments, and active public participation.