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        "id": 1723809,
        "msgid": "observer-police-reform-should-not-become-an-empty-cheque-without-oversight-1778148977",
        "date": "2026-05-07 14:49:00",
        "title": "Observer: Police Reform Should Not Become an 'Empty Cheque' Without Oversight",
        "author": "Hasanul Rizqa",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Police expert and former National Police Commission member Poengky Indarti has welcomed the recommendations from the Police Reform Acceleration Commission (KPRP) presented to President Prabowo Subianto, which include maintaining the Indonesian National Police (Polri) under presidential authority, strengthening the National Police Commission, and regulating officers in external positions. She stresses the critical need for effective implementation and public oversight to prevent these suggestions from becoming mere formalities, drawing lessons from the incomplete cultural reforms following the 1998 fall of the New Order regime. Poengky urges broad societal involvement, including the media, to ensure the second phase of police reform addresses persistent issues like excessive violence, corruption, and lavish lifestyles among officers.",
        "content": "<p>Police observer and former National Police Commission (Kompolnas)\ncommissioner Poengky Indarti has expressed appreciation for the\nrecommendations submitted by the Police Reform Acceleration Commission\n(KPRP) to President Prabowo Subianto. The recommendations cover several\nkey points, from the position of the Indonesian National Police (Polri)\nremaining under the president, strengthening Kompolnas, to regulating\nPolri members holding positions outside the police institution. Poengky\nassesses that the recommendations compiled by KPRP are sufficiently\nsubstantive, as the suggested points were formulated after absorbing\npublic aspirations from various regions in Indonesia. \u201cI appreciate and\nwelcome the recommendations presented by the Police Reform Acceleration\nCommission,\u201d Poengky stated on Wednesday (6\/5\/2026). Nevertheless, she\nreminds that the most important aspect is the implementation of these\nrecommendations and their oversight. The public awaits a better police\ninstitution in serving society. \u201cSo that the KPRP recommendations do not\nbecome an \u2018empty cheque\u2019 given to Polri and carried out without adequate\noversight,\u201d she said. According to Poengky, police reform must not\nrepeat the weaknesses of previous reforms, which were deemed not to have\nproceeded as the public had hoped. As is known, in the historical record\nof the institution, significant restructuring occurred following the\ncollapse of the New Order and the birth of the Reformasi era in 1998.\n\u201cWe must not repeat the mistakes of Police Reform volume I, which paid\ninsufficient attention to the continuity of Police Reform, so that\nPolice Reform did not proceed as society had hoped, especially the\ncultural reform of Polri. As a result, we still see Polri members\ncommitting excessive violence, engaging in corrupt acts, and living\nlavishly,\u201d she explained. Poengky hopes that oversight of the\nimplementation of Police Reform volume II can run optimally through the\ninvolvement of various parties. \u201cThe entire society, including the\nmedia, can oversee Polri well so that the KPRP recommendations can be\nrealised,\u201d she emphasised. Previously, the Police Reform Acceleration\nCommission met with President Prabowo Subianto at Merdeka Palace,\nJakarta, on Tuesday (5\/5\/2026). On that occasion, KPRP conveyed six\nrecommendations from the commission\u2019s work, which are planned to be\nestablished through a presidential instruction (inpres) or presidential\ndecision (kepres) for gradual implementation by Polri ranks. KPRP was\nestablished by President Prabowo Subianto on 7 November 2025 as a\nnon-structural body with a mandate to accelerate institutional reform,\nenhance professionalism, and improve Polri\u2019s governance. Its structure\nconsists of Prof Jimly Asshiddiqie as chairman, with members including\nProf Mahfud MD, Yusril Ihza Mahendra, Supratman Andi Agtas, Otto\nHasibuan, Ahmad Dofiri, Idham Azis, and Badrodin Haiti.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/observer-police-reform-should-not-become-an-empty-cheque-without-oversight-1778148977",
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