KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto said Saturday they had been focusing on the prevention of growing confrontation between supporters of presidential candidates ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next month. Ari said the rise of confrontation between supporters of the two camps was not only on social media, but also in public. “They are usually noisy only on social media, but now they are also doing it offline. We must prevent this trend,” he said in a discussion held by the Families of the National Police (KBPP Polri) at a hotel in South Jakarta. The forum was attended by various institutions, including the police and rights group Setara Institute, as well as political experts.
Police anticipates escalating tension ahead of April polls
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. National Police deputy chief Comr. Gen. Ari Dono Sukmanto said Saturday they had been focusing on the prevention of growing confrontation between supporters of presidential candidates ahead of the legislative and presidential elections next month. Ari said the rise of confrontation between supporters of the two camps was not only on social media, but also in public. “They are usually noisy only on social media, but now they are also doing it offline. We must prevent this trend,” he said in a discussion held by the Families of the National Police (KBPP Polri) at a hotel in South Jakarta. The forum was attended by various institutions, including the police and rights group Setara Institute, as well as political experts.