The country has issued a ban on civil servants and workers in state-owned and private companies taking leave around Christmas and New Year, in a strong pre-emptive measure to avoid a Covid-19 flare-up.
FPI shooting: 3 cops remain under scanner 11th March 2021
Head of the National Police’s public information bureau, Brig.Gen.Rusdi Hartono. (ANTARA/Laily Rahmawaty/am)
They are being questioned internally Jakarta (ANTARA) - Three personnel from the Jakarta Metropolitan Police are still being investigated over the deaths of six FPI members on December 7, 2020. They are being questioned internally, head of the National Police’s public information bureau, Brig.Gen.Rusdi Hartono, said in Jakarta on Thursday.
While Hartono did not disclose their identities, he said they are being questioned by the police s internal affairs division (Propam) and the criminal investigation department (Bareskrim).
Year-ender - Indonesians count down to 2021 from home 31st December 2020
Security officers are ready to guard Jakarta as the government bans residents from celebrating New Year Eve in public areas, on Dec 31, 2020, amid a spike in COVID-19 cases . ANTARA FOTO/Dhemas Reviyanto/pras.
Starting from 7 p.m. local time, there will be no crowd-pulling activities. The Jakarta metropolitan police have supported (this policy) For Jakartans, the most awaited moment this year is completely unlike last year, when Indonesia and other parts of the world were free from the deadly coronavirus pandemic.
Last year, revelers flocking to Thamrin Street near the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Central Jakarta welcomed 2020 with fireworks displays and festivities. They were also entertained by live concerts and cultural performances.
New Year eve celebrations banned across Indonesia 31st December 2020
National Police spokesperson, Brig.Gen.Rusdi Hartono. (ANTARA/ Anita Permata Dewi) Jakarta (ANTARA) - New Year eve celebrations have been banned across Indonesia to prevent crowding and curb potential transmission of the novel coronavirus disease, the national police disclosed on Thursday. This year, the New Year s eve celebrations have been banned. All places often used for organizing year-ender events have, from the beginning, been secured by authorized personnel, National Police spokesperson, Brig.Gen.Rusdi Hartono, said.
A joint team of police and military personnel dispatched to conduct security and surveillance operations are focusing on houses of worship and tourist sites frequented by revelers on New Year s eve, Hartono told journalists here.