Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Fadil Imran confirmed that 6,826 joint National Policy and Indonesian Military personnel were deployed to secure the demonstrations. He assures that none of them are equipped with firearms and live ammunition and will safeguard the demonstration in accordance with standard procedures.
Fadil said that before being sent to the field, each of the personnel had been inspected by their respective commanders. “We advise them to be humanist and persuasive, and respect human rights and democratic mechanisms to express opinions,” said Fadil.