President Prabowo Subianto has stated that the government will study\nthe recommendations of the Commission for Accelerating Indonesian Police\nReform regarding efforts to improve the police institution. He assured\nthat they will examine which measures can be implemented immediately and\nwhich should be postponed, taking various aspects into\nconsideration.<\/p>\n
This statement from Prabowo responds to public doubts about the\ngovernment\u2019s commitment to implementing the recommendations produced by\nthe Polri Reform Commission for corrective actions within the police\ninstitution. The Head of State explained this during a roundtable\ndiscussion with several journalists and experts in Hambalang, Bogor,\nWest Java, on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.<\/p>\n
According to Prabowo, the state must have competent, clean, and\ncredible law enforcement institutions. \u201cWe will make rational decisions.\nThe state needs professional law enforcement institutions that are\nclean, non-corrupt, and full of integrity; that is essential,\u201d he said,\nquoted from an interview video shared by the Presidential Secretariat on\nSunday, 22 March 2026.<\/p>\n
Prabowo stated that improving the police institution does not always\nhave to go through a reform team. Nevertheless, he acknowledged that the\nCommission for Accelerating Polri Reform is a crucial instrument. \u201cThe\ndesire to improve all institutions, including the police, does not\nsolely have to come from a reform committee, but the reform committee is\na very important tool,\u201d Prabowo remarked.<\/p>\n
According to Prabowo, since he was elected by the people and\ninaugurated as President, he has sworn to improve the nation\u2019s\ncondition. One of the state transformation efforts is through improving\nlaw enforcement instruments. \u201cSo if I am serious about my oath, I must\nimprove the conditions that are not good, including the conditions in\nour institutions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also assessed that the bad image of law enforcement institutions\nis caused by the actions of some empowered individuals. According to the\nPresident, the public must also be fair in evaluating the performance of\nstate institutions\u2014in this case, not limited to the police. \u201cSo I say\nthis, we must also be fair; it\u2019s always a drop of ink spoiling a pot of\nmilk. Maybe some individuals, but they have power, they can do as they\nplease. But hundreds of thousands of other police officers get a bad\nname,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Prabowo gives every institution the opportunity to conduct\ninternal corrections first, before the government takes further steps.\nHe exemplified the audit mechanism. In leadership, he said, an audit\nstep is sometimes the best way.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the same with audits. If the audit is not resolved, it comes to\ninform the leader, \u2018Hey, you\u2019re not right. Can you fix yourself? If you\nfix yourself, I\u2019ll give you a chance, three months to fix it.\u2019 If it\u2019s\nstill lacking, another three months,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
The Commission for Accelerating Polri Reform has compiled many\nrecommendations for improving the police institution. However, the\nofficial report to President Prabowo Subianto will focus on four main\nproposals.<\/p>\n
The Commission also targets internal police regulation improvements\nto run until 2029. Chairman of the Commission for Accelerating Polri\nReform, Jimly Asshiddiqie, said that Polri reform cannot happen quickly\nbecause it involves many internal rules. \u201cThere are eight Polri\nRegulations and twenty-two Chief of Police Regulations that need to be\nrevised,\u201d Jimly said when met in the Kuningan area, South Jakarta, on\nSaturday, 7 February 2026.<\/p>\n
Beyond that, the commission is also preparing internal reform agendas\nthat are technical and medium-term in nature. According to Jimly, the\ncommission has drawn up a reform roadmap so that the programme runs\nconsistently until the end of Prabowo\u2019s government term. This roadmap\nallows the current Indonesian Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit\nPrabowo, or the next police chief, to continue the reform agenda without\nchanges in policy direction.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-ensures-rational-decisions-for-polri-reforms-1774266673", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }