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        "id": 1722815,
        "msgid": "mahfud-md-militaristic-approach-is-unsuitable-for-the-national-police-1778162137",
        "date": "2026-05-07 06:34:14",
        "title": "Mahfud MD: Militaristic Approach is Unsuitable for the National Police",
        "author": "Bilal Ramadhan",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Former Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Human Rights Mahfud MD has criticised the adoption of a militaristic paradigm within the Indonesian National Police (Polri), arguing that it is incompatible with the force's core duties of serving, protecting, and nurturing the public. Speaking at a press conference, he emphasised that while militaristic styles are not inherently flawed, they do not align with the police's need to foster democratic, transparent, and friendly relations with society, positioning officers as approachable protagonists rather than distant antagonists. Mahfud also urged police to avoid negative behaviours such as hedonism, extortion, and protecting illegal gambling to maintain public trust.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta - Former Coordinating Minister for Politics, Law, and Human\nRights and member of the National Police Reform Acceleration Commission\n(KPRP), Mahfud MD, assessed that a militaristic paradigm is unsuitable\nfor implementation within the National Police (Polri).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIs the military style wrong or not? No, but it is not suitable for\nPolri,\u201d said Mahfud during a press conference in Kebayoran Baru, South\nJakarta, on Thursday (7\/6\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Militaristic) is not bad. It is just not suitable for Polri, whose\nduties include nurturing, serving, protecting, and so on,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>He also reminded that the militaristic paradigm should not always be\nviewed negatively.<\/p>\n<p>The issue is not about right or wrong, but about functional\nsuitability.<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the police do not need to imitate the military style, just\nas other professions cannot replace each other\u2019s roles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust read about state administration science; it must be repressive,\nupright, disciplined, and obedient to superiors\u2019 orders,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>In this paradigm, the police are expected to be figures close to the\ncommunity, acting democratically, transparently, and building friendly\nrelationships.<\/p>\n<p>He likened the police to protagonist figures who serve as public\nreferences and are liked, not antagonists who are avoided.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, behaviour. There are many behaviours; earlier, not\nmilitaristic, not hedonistic, not extorting, not protecting gambling,\ndon\u2019t do all those bad things like flexing and so on,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/mahfud-md-militaristic-approach-is-unsuitable-for-the-national-police-1778162137",
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