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Indonesia tightens security to secure presidential inauguration

A total of 27,000 military and police personnel of Indonesia will be deployed to secure the inauguration of President-elect Joko Widodo and Vice President-elect Ma’ruf Amin, slated for October 20.
Indonesia tightens security to secure presidential inauguration ảnh 1Indonesian police (AFP/VNA)

Jakarta (VNA) – A total of 27,000 military andpolice personnel of Indonesia will be deployed to secure the inauguration ofPresident-elect Joko Widodo and Vice President-elect Ma’ruf Amin, slated forOctober 20.

National Police spokesman Asep Adi Saputra toldthe media on October 7 that security will be tightened across Indonesia,especially in Jakarta capital.

The joint security force will be kept on thehighest alert throughout the inauguration day, and the security alert will beremoved on the next day.

Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Political,Legal and Security Affairs Wiranto accused a group of individuals of incitingstudents to demonstrate against some bills and plotting to occupy theparliament’s headquarters to prevent the President and the Vice President frombeing inaugurated./.
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