Paspampres
Paspampres or Pasukan Pengamanan Presiden (English: Presidential Security Force (PSF)) is the name of the Indonesian presidential security unit secret service. Its headquarters is in Jakarta.
History
The formation date of President Security Forces (Paspampres) is based on the rescue of President Sukarno, Vice President Mohammad Hatta, Prime Minister Sutan Syahrir as well as several ministers and high-ranking officials from Jakarta to Yogyakarta on January 3, 1946. This operation was based on the safety concerns of the President and VP about allied forces intimidation in Jakarta. The rescue operation was conducted using the Special Railway Train. This date was commemorated as Hari Bhakti Paspampres or Paspampres Service Day.
The formation of a formal force dedicated to protect the Indonesian president only came after several assassination attempts on President Sukarno. On June 6, 1962 a special regiment, Resimen Tjakrabirawa, was formed to protect the president and his family. June 6 is also the birthday of President Sukarno. Tjakrabirawa consisted of personnel from the army, navy, air force and police.
In 1966, Resimen Tjakrabirawa was dissolved due to allegation of taking part in an abortive coup d'état in 1965 and the job to protect the president was transferred to a military police special task force.