Jakarta, Feb. 16 -- The Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) deployed hundreds of personnel to maintain security ahead of the 2026 Chinese New Year celebrations on Tuesday (February 17).

"Polda Metro Jaya deployed 155 personnel, consisting of one company-level unit (SSK) from the Directorate of Community Service (Dit Samapta) with 75 personnel and one SSK from the Mobile Brigade Corps (Satbrimob) with 80 personnel," the Polda Metro Jaya Public Relations Chief, Senior Commissioner Budi Hermanto, said in a statement on Monday.

For this year's Chinese New Year celebrations, his office is conducting both overt and undercover security at several places of worship.

"As well as the celebration locations, we are increasing patrols in...