Secure 700 Mayday Personnel

MAKASSAR - At least 700 police personnel in the ranks Polrestabes Makassar will be deployed to secure the workers' memorial day before the world, or Mayday which falls on Sunday, May 1. The number of police will be deployed in anticipation of this, the action is anarchistic workers and harm the public interest.

Some point to the concentration of the security police as flyover, Monument Mandala, airports, and a number of other points in particular that is the mass concentration. The number of police who were deployed this considering the number of protesters took to the streets is estimated to reach 1,000 to 3,000 people.

"At Mayday, there are three groups of masses that will be doing activities. There in the hotel in the form of discussion, the flyover, Monument Mandala, and elsewhere. Because of the mass which would decrease expected in large numbers, we muster about 700 security personnel," said executing tasks (Acting) Head of Ops Polrestabes Makassar, AKBP Sigit Waluyo.

Sigit added, at least two companies of South Sulawesi Police Mobile Brigade members will be deployed to assist the alignment of Polrestabes Makassar. So also a company of police officers from South Sulawesi sabhara that will back up the ranks Polrestabes Makassar. For Polsekta region, in addition to exercise control in their respective regions, each Polsekta also be assigned 40 personnel to join the security team's core.

"Our security personnel cuts are intended to provide assurance of national order. We hope, action Mayday workers who warn that it runs smoothly and does not interfere with the national order," said Sigit.

In addition to security in the framework of Mayday, Sigit added that the number of personnel assigned to perform this protection, as well as charge of security in mass actions commemorating the national education day which is scheduled the next day. "It is not possible, the mass of workers and the masses who warned of this national education will be equally, especially on Monday," said Sigit. (hamsah umar)