JAKARTA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Jakarta metropolitan police will deploy more than 16,000 personnel to secure gubernatorial election in the Indonesia's capital, police disclosed on Wednesday.
The plan was made as scores of hardliner groups insist on taking to the streets prior to the election day of Feb. 15, which have been barred by police.
"A total of 16,222 police personnel will be deployed with support from armed force and volunteers,"Jakarta police spokesman Senior Commissioner Argo Yuwono said.
The spokesman said that a total of about 3,000 polling stations would be the target of security.
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