inp.polri.go.id - South Sulawesi. South Sulawesi Regional Police, Pol. General Inspector Merdisyam laid the first stone to mark the construction of the South Sulawesi Police State School (SPN), which is located in Tala-Tala Hamlet. Bonto Manai Village, Maros Regency, Wednesday (07/14). Present on the occasion were the Deputy Chief of the South Sulawesi Regional Police, Brigadier General Halim Pagarra, South Sulawesi Regional Police's High-Rank Executives, Chairman of the Maros Regional Representatives of Patarai Amir, Deputy Regent of Maros Suhartina Bohari, Head of Public Works of South Sulawesi Province, Rudi Djamaluddin and Maros Regional Leadership Coordination Forum. South Sulawesi Regional Police Chief, Pol. Inspector General Merdisyam reminded the government regarding the health protocol or 5M. Namely, washing hands, wearing masks, maintaining distance, staying away from crowds and reducing mobility. Furthermore, the Chief of Regional Police said that the laying of the first stone was the right momentum and a milestone in the history of the development of the Police State School of South Sulawesi Regional Police. Where, this location is a forum for forming, fostering and developing National Police's human resources. "This South Sulawesi Police State School is also a centre for police education to become young Bhayangkara who are reliable and ready to go into the community," explained the Regional Police Chief The former Head of the Southeast Sulawesi Police on that occasion expressed his gratitude to the South Sulawesi Provincial Government for providing grants of 37 hectares of land for the construction of the South Sulawesi Police State School. He explained that the initial concept of a 67-hectare land in this location was for the Mobile Brigade training ground. But now it is divided by 37 hectares for the South Sulawesi Regional Police State School and 30 hectares for the Mobile Brigade training location which will be built in the future. "The construction of this Police State School can be realized thanks to the support of the South Sulawesi provincial government and all elements of society," said the Regional Police Chief. It is known, the construction of the South Sulawesi Police State School uses the 2021 DIPA funds of IDR 52.2 billion. It is hoped that the budget will continue until next year. The Regional Police Chief also entrusts and entrusts the construction process of the South Sulawesi Police State School to the development project implementers. "Hopefully it will run smoothly and stand strong and will be operationalized soon and later make it the best Police State School in Indonesia," he hoped. Separately, the Head of Public Relations of South Sulawesi Regional Police, Pol. Grand Commissioner E. Zulpan, said that the main factor in the development of an area is human resources. So, laying the first stone is a contribution made by the National Police in the context of developing the National Police's human resources and is open to other agencies in the future. "Utilizing the Police State School building, for example, for the training of Municipal Police, security guards and other communities," he said.