Thursday, February 17, 2011

Police assign 1,500 officers to secure FPI rallies in Central Jakarta

The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 02/18/2011 9:29 AM | Jakarta

Jakarta Police plans to dispatch up to 1,500 police officers to secure the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Central Jakarta during rallies the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) is planning to stage on Friday at noon.

Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Baharudin Djafar said some of the police personnel would come from Central Jakarta Police office.

“We're preparing between 1,400 and 1,500 officers. We'll be standing by from [Friday] morning,” Baharudin said Thursday, as quoted by kompas.com.

He added that up to 700 FPI members were anticipated to take part in the rallies.

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