REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Police will deploy 4,236 personnel to secure the upcoming Asia-Africa Conference's 60th anniversary to be held in Jakarta and Bandung (West Java Province), April 19-24, 2015.
"The 4,236 personnel comprise those from the Jakarta Police, police resorts, and the Police Mobile Brigade," Chief of the Jakarta Police Inspector General Unggung Cahyono said here, Wednesday.
The officers have joined a number of trainings and exercises such as a tactical floor game (TFG), organized as part of preparations for the security arrangement during the Asia-Africa Conference (AAC) 2015.
They will particular guards the Soekarno-Hatta International Airports, the Halim Perdanakusuma air force base, certain fly-overs, main avenues, and certain hotels.
"We will also guard 18 hotels and 13 multi-storey buildings with the coordination of the Jakarta Police and Military Command," he said.
From April 1 to 21, 2015, the Jakarta Police is conducting Operation Sympathy to improve the public awareness of traffic regulations.
So far, more than 30 heads of state and government have confirmed their participation in the Asia-Africa Summit 2015 to mark the 60th commemoration of the AAC and the 10th anniversary of the New Asian-African Strategic Partnership.
The AAC was first organized in Bandung in April 1955, at the initiative of Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan.
It was viewed as a symbol of freedom from colonialism, besides being a symbol of the resurgence of Asian and African nations. Some 29 countries representing more than half of the world's population had sent their delegates to the conference.
Some 109 Asian and African countries along with 17 observer countries and 25 international organizations have been invited to join the event.