TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Papua Police Force has deployed 14,000 of personnel to secure the regional head elections of 2018. The security personnel are members of the Indonesian National Police (TNI) and the Community Protection (Linmas).
"We are posting some 14,000 officers more personnel to secure the elections there," Papua Police spokesman Comr. AM Kamal said in South Jakarta, Wednesday, January 17.
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Kamal said the officers will secure the gubernatorial election and the election of seven regents in Papua, an area which he said is prone to conflicts during elections.
National Police Chief General Tito Karnavian previously mentioned some areas considered to be vulnerable to conflicts during the elections. One of them is Papua.
Zara Amelia