Kodam Jaya mobilizes 6,000 demonstration guardians around the palace



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Jakarta, CNN Indonesia –

Regional Military Command (Kodam) Jaya deployed 6,000 people to ensure demonstration rejected work and student elements Cipta Kerja Omnibus Law in the Istana Merdeka area, Central Jakarta, on October 28 and November 2, 2020.

“To protect our total personnel, there are 3,900 people. However, we have prepared a reserve force as well. So that is a total of 6,000 personnel. We have prepared all of that to anticipate, we will also see the escalation,” Dudung said during a interview in Wisma ANTARA, on Tuesday (10/27).

In securing action, Dudung said TNI prepared a humanistic approach so there would be no need for clashes with protesters.


He also said that the Jakarta Military Command together with Polda Metro Jaya had outlined a strategy to balance the mass escalation.

“We have anticipated and the possibilities of massive escalation on October 28 and November 2, we can already read the map, including students and workers, even anarcho. We have the anticipation prepared,” said Dudung.

Dudung assures that if an anarcho group is found, it will be confirmed that there will be guidance from TNI or Polri officials.

“Later we will locate and there will be constructions with a discussion of national vision,” Dudung said.

The demonstrations have taken place in various regions since the government and the DPR approved the Omnibus Law for Job Creation, on October 5. The action was carried out by various groups, from civil society, workers, students, even students. The demonstrations in Jakarta were concentrated around the Merdeka Palace.

The plan is that on October 28, coinciding with Youth Engagement Day, BEM All Indonesia students will once again hold a demonstration in the Merdeka Palace area, followed by a labor demonstration on November 2.

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