REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, DEPOK -- The National Police's Mobile Brigade will deploy snipers at certain locations to secure the upcoming Asia-Africa Conference, Senior Commissioner Leo Bona Lubis, the Brimob spokesman, noted here, Wednesday.
He stated the Police Headquarters will deploy a total of three thousand Mobile Brigade (Brimob) personnel to help secure the implementation of the Asia-Africa Conference (AAC) to be held in Jakarta and Bandung, West Java, on April 19-24, 2015.
"Five hundred personnel will work with the Jakarta Police Office, and 2.5 thousand others will be on standby at the Brimob Headquarters and ready to be deployed whenever they are needed," he added.
To secure the implementation of the AAC in Bandung, on April 24, the West Java Police will deploy 1,015 Brimob personnel and 400 others from the Jakarta police will be on duty.
In the meantime, military personnel are well prepared to safeguard the implementation of the upcoming AAC 2015, according to Chief of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI) General Moeldoko.
"To secure the AAC, thank God, we have conducted a technical force game (TFG). Every step was well simulated," Moeldoko stated on Tuesday.
The TNI will deploy 26,663 officers apart from 9.7 thousand police personnel.
In total, 57 delegations from Asian and African nations have confirmed their attendance at the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the AAC.
Of the 10 ASEAN member countries, the Philippines will not be attending the event, while Thailand has not confirmed its participation.
Events marking the AAC will include a senior official meeting on April 19, a ministerial-level meeting on April 20, the Asian-African Business Summit on April 21, and the Asian-African Summit in Jakarta on April 22 and 23.
In addition, the heads of state will participate in the historical walk event, which will be held in Bandung on April 24.
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