Poso Police prepare to secure elections

Poso Police prepare to secure elections

POSO, Central Sulawesi: Poso Police held a security exercises on Wednesday to prepare for the June election of the next Poso regent.

Hundreds of officers joined the military-style exercises along the city's main thoroughfares that attracted a large crowd of residents.

During the exercises, police demonstrated strategies to guard VIPs from terrorist attacks and assassinations.

Police chief Adj. Sr. Comr. Mohammad Saleh said that similar exercises would be held more frequently in the city during the run-up to the June 30 poll. -- JP