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        "id": 1791846,
        "msgid": "police-bill-maintains-minimum-high-school-graduation-requirement-for-officers-1780934828",
        "date": "2026-06-08 22:12:00",
        "title": "Police Bill maintains minimum high school graduation requirement for officers",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Legal",
        "summary": "The proposed amendment to the National Police Law (RUU Polri) will retain the requirement that prospective officers must have at least a high school education. While discussions regarding raising the minimum requirement to a bachelor's degree were raised, the government maintains the distinction between non-commissioned and commissioned officer tracks.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Draft Law (RUU) on the Amendment to Law Number\n2 of 2002 concerning the National Police (Polri) maintains the\nregulation that the minimum requirement to become a police officer is a\nhigh school (SMA) graduation. This policy was finalised during a meeting\nof the Working Committee (Panja) for the Police Bill, held by Commission\nIII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) with the\ngovernment at the DPR RI Building, Jakarta, on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Minister of Law, Edward Omar Sharif Hiariej, stated that the\nproposed Article 21, paragraph (1), point d, reads: \u201cTo be appointed as\na member of the National Police, a candidate must meet the requirements\nof having at least a high school education or its equivalent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the minimum high school diploma, there are eight other\nrequirements to become a police officer: being an Indonesian citizen,\nbeing faithful and devoted to God Almighty, and being loyal to the\nUnitary State of the Republic of Indonesia based on Pancasila and the\n1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. Furthermore, candidates\nmust be at least 18 years old, physically and mentally healthy, never\nhave been sentenced to prison, be honest, fair, and of good conduct, and\npass the police formation education and training organised by the\nNational Police.<\/p>\n<p>The Bill also agrees that Indonesian citizens with disabilities may\nbe appointed as members of the National Police, provided they possess\nthe necessary competencies.<\/p>\n<p>A member of Commission III of the DPR RI, Hinca Pandjaitan,\nquestioned the basis for maintaining the high school graduation\nrequirement. He highlighted the ongoing public discourse regarding\nincreasing the minimum requirement to a bachelor\u2019s degree (S-1). \u201cThere\nis a desire for higher education for our colleagues in the police force,\nas there are many excellent educational programmes available at the\nminimum S-1 level. Is there an explanation from the government as to why\nthe minimum remains high school or its equivalent?\u201d Hinca asked.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the National Police Legal Division, Inspector General\nAgus Nugroho, explained that the requirement is maintained based on the\nresults of internal analysis and evaluation by the National Police for\nthe formation of non-commissioned officers (bintara). However, Agus\nnoted that the minimum bachelor\u2019s degree requirement is still\naccommodated through the Police Inspector School for University\nGraduates (SIPSS) for the formation of commissioned officers (perwira).\n\u201cThere are indeed different educational tracks. That is why we use the\nterm \u2018formation\u2019\u2014the formation of non-commissioned officers and the\nformation of officers. One track originates from high school, while the\nother originates from university graduates,\u201d Agus explained.<\/p>",
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