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        "id": 1834279,
        "msgid": "bhayangkara-2026-analyst-highlights-expanded-authority-in-new-police-law-1782895844",
        "date": "2026-07-01 14:51:00",
        "title": "Bhayangkara 2026: Analyst Highlights Expanded Authority in New Police Law",
        "author": "Gana Buana",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The 80th Bhayangkara Day is being used as a moment to scrutinise the expanded powers granted to the Indonesian National Police under Law Number 5 of 2026. Analyst Bambang Rukminto warns the new legislation shifts the force's orientation from democratic policing towards a security state model. He highlighted problematic clauses regarding 'national strategic interests' and the placement of active officers in civilian posts, calling for stronger oversight to maintain public trust.",
        "content": "<p>The 2026 Bhayangkara Day commemoration on 1 July is being viewed as a\ncritical moment for a deep evaluation of the police institution\u2019s\ndirection. This follows the enactment of Law Number 5 of 2026, which\nprovides significant expansions of authority for the Bhayangkara\ninstitution.<\/p>\n<p>Bambang Rukminto, a policing observer from the Institute for Security\nand Strategic Studies (ISESS), believes this regulatory change\nrepresents a shift in the National Police\u2019s (Polri) orientation away\nfrom the spirit of reform. He noted that the 80th Bhayangkara\nAnniversary serves as a period of reflection regarding the police\u2019s\nposition within the current state of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Bambang explained that since its establishment on 1 July 1946, the\nNational Police was formed as a constitutional force oriented towards\npublic service and law enforcement. However, the passage of Law Number 5\nof 202&lt;0xA0&gt;26, as a revision to Law Number 2 of 2002, is\nconsidered to have altered that trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLaw 5 of 2026 reverses the direction of the democratic policing\nspirit. This new law is more oriented towards security state policing\ncompared to the public-oriented policing that was the essence of the\nreform era,\u201d Bambang told Media Indonesia on Tuesday (1\/7).<\/p>\n<p>Several crucial points were highlighted, including Article 14 letter\nm regarding duties related to \u201cnational strategic interests\u201d, Article\n28A concerning the placement of active personnel in civilian positions,\nand Article 30 paragraph (5) letter c regarding the flexibility of top\nleadership within the National Police. Bambang assessed that the phrase\n\u201cnational strategic interests\u201d is highly problematic because it lacks\nclear operational boundaries.<\/p>\n<p>Without strict limitations, there are fears that the functions of the\nNational Police could expand into the domains of ministries or civilian\ninstitutions, a phenomenon known in security studies as \u201cmission creep\u201d.\nTherefore, Bambang emphasised the importance of oversight and\naccountability being balanced with the magnitude of these new\npowers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe challenge for the National Police moving forward is not only to\nstrengthen security capacity but also to maintain professionalism and\npublic trust amidst their increasing authority,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bhayangkara-2026-analyst-highlights-expanded-authority-in-new-police-law-1782895844",
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