inp.polri.go.id - Bengkulu Police Chief, Inspector General Agung Wicaksono, along with the Regional Leadership Coordination Forum (Forkopimda) of Bengkulu Province and several key officials from the Bengkulu Police on Wednesday (17/08/2022) attended the commemoration ceremony of the 77th Indonesian Independence Day which was held at the Balai Semarak Field of Bengkulu Province at 07.30 WIB . The ceremony to commemorate the 77th Indonesian Independence Day was led by the Commander of the Ceremony, AKBP. Hadi Joko, S.H., from the Bengkulu Police Water Police Directorate with the Bengkulu Governor, Rohidin Mersyah, as the Ceremony Inspector After raising the red and white flag, the Chairman of the Bengkulu Provincial House of Representatives, Ihsan Fajri, read the text of the proclamation of the independence of the Republic of Indonesia. After the commemoration of the RI Anniversary ceremony, the Bengkulu Governor accompanied by the Bengkulu Police Chief and Forkopimda gave several awards of Satya Lencana Karya Satya for innovation competition winners, and awards for collaboration dedication with Bengkulu Province which were received by AKP. Kadek from the Bengkulu Police Traffic Directorate. As for the commemoration of the 77th Republic of Indonesia's Independence Day in 2022, the government raised the theme "Recover Faster, Rise Stronger" which implies a message to rise together in building a nation that has experienced a turbulence due to global pandemic.