3,000 Police to Ensure the Peace over the Coming Lebaran Holidays in Bali.
(9/22/2008) The Bali Police will deploy 3,000 officers over the extremely busy Idul Fitri holidays expected to fill Bali hotels and roads with domestic visitors from approximately September 27, 2008 through October 05, 2008.
The beefing up of the number of uniformed and non-uniformed officers was announced by Bali's Chief of Police, Inspector General T. Ashikin Husein in Denpasar on September 19, 2008. Bali's top policeman said his officers would be concentrated at Bali's sea port gateways, airport and public places to help guarantee the peace.
Ashikin told the press that while there is no indication of a specific threat of terrorism over the coming holidays, his department is always on guard to handle any situation that threatens public security.
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