TNI-Polri Support Extension of Papua Closing

TNI-Polri Support Extension of Papua Closing

Police Chief Inspector General of Police. Paulus Waterpauw, said that his party continued to support the steps of the Government of Papua to extend the period of social restrictions to break the spread of Covid-19.

"We principally from the Police agree to the restrictive measures carried out provided we do not allow anyone to enter Papua," he said during a meeting of the Covid-19 Task Force team at the State Building, Dok V above, Jayapura City, Wednesday (22/4) 2020).

According to the Regional Police Chief, with this limitation there was no activity so the handling of criminal cases began to be affected.

"One of them is when we are in the process of a case and then there are friends of the Prosecutor's Office who are temporarily locked in Jakarta so that they are a bit disruptive to the legal process that we are running," he admitted.

The Kapolda admitted that the Mimika Regency Government violated a little but there were a few positive values. With this limitation, the ranks of the region, especially in the interior, both the TNI-Polri unit experienced constraints in the availability of fuel because there were no lane cars.

"Proposing from the Task Force that has a role in each of our fields of work and changing the habits of the people who only enjoy special autonomy funds into an independent community and work together," said the Chief of Police.

The team from the Regional Secretariat and the Head of the Perepsop Service synergized with the TNI-Polri unit to distribute aid around the City.

"All our urban communities must meet, including the focus of our brothers in La Pago and Mee Pago," he said.

Meanwhile, Military Commander XVII / Cenderawasih, Maj. Gen. TNI. Herman Asaribab, said the Covid-19 Task Force must continue to communicate with the District daily, so that the report is checked to update the data and preventive action is taken.

"So, in handling Covid-19, the key is that the Regent, Mayor and Governor must continually work as a team work and not work alone," he urged.

The Military Commander pointed out, there was an incident some time ago, one of the Regents asked Danlanud to help the medical staff and staff leave but instead got complaints in Wamena.

"I ask that this be considered together related to the preparation of aircraft transportation facilities by the Papua Province if needed under certain conditions," he concluded.