Bali Police chief said that his force had completed an inventory of patrol cars that would be used to safeguard the summit delegates. The number of patrol cars owned by the Bali Police will not be enough to support a large-scale international event like APEC. As the summit will be attended by representatives from 23 countries, the police will need a total of 92 patrol cars, assuming that each country will use four cars. Half of the total number of cars will be supplied by the East Java Police and West Nusa Tenggara Police.
In addition to the patrol cars, 20 riot vehicles were needed to safeguard the event, but the Bali Police only have three.
On Thursday, a rehearsal was held at a field in Renon, Denpasar, during which a bomb squad performed a simulation. A bomb squad will be part of each troop guarding delegates’ entourages.
The Bali Police would continue to improve the troops’ preparedness for such emergency situations ahead of the event. Half of the Bali Police’s personnel will continue their daily tasks during the APEC Summit, while the remainder will safeguard the event together with forces from other areas. Security will be enhanced at the island’s entrances, along the routes the delegates will use, as well as around the venue. Bali police will also enhance security at tourist destinations that will be visited by the delegates.