Civil Society Coalition Urges Prabowo to Prioritise Police Reform Agenda
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - A number of non-governmental organisations united under the Civil Society Coalition for Police Reform have urged Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to prioritise the Polri reform agenda.
YLBHI’s Deputy Chair for Advocacy and Networking, Arif Maulana, questioned Prabowo’s stance in not yet meeting the Committee for Accelerating Police Reform (KPRP) while instead undertaking overseas visits.
“President Prabowo Subianto, who should be focusing on his commitment to fixing Polri, has yet to meet with the KPRP due to being busy attending the Board of Peace formed by Donald Trump, overseas visits, and still waiting for a definite meeting date arranged by the Minister for State Secretariat and Cabinet Secretary. In fact, the KPRP has already finalised its recommendations as of 2 February 2026,” Arif said at the Resonansi ICW office in Jakarta on Monday (27/4/2026).
“This urgency is considered in light of the potential for abuse of authority by the police following the approval of the KUHAP,” he stated.
Arif invited the public and the press to continue monitoring and pressing for the police reform agenda to uphold the sovereignty of the people, the rule of law, and human rights.
“Urging President Prabowo Subianto to listen to the voice of the people as the owners of sovereignty regarding the public’s demands to reform the police. Ignoring the voice of the public could potentially lead to distrust in the government and the police institution,” said Arif.
“This is a form of accountability for the KPRP, which has invited various public elements. The public has an interest in ensuring that the inputs provided have been heard and considered as part of the recommendation drafting process,” said Nany.
Nany also urged the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) not to remain silent and to immediately carry out its checks and balances function, overseeing any deviation in government functions from the people’s mandate regarding accountability and the absence of follow-up on the police reform agenda.
Previously, the Chair of the Committee for Accelerating Police Reform, Jimly Asshiddiqie, stated that the committee’s recommendations were completed two months ago.
Nevertheless, Jimly said that President Prabowo Subianto has not yet had time to hold a meeting with the Police Reform Committee to discuss those recommendations.
“We want to move quickly; the recommendations have been finalised for two months now, but the president hasn’t had time to receive the report. Even though there are decisions that need to be made,” Jimly said at the launch of his book in Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday (21/4/2026).
He only added that the committee consists of ten members, five of whom are four-star police generals, and several figures from civil society, so discussions on Polri reform sometimes raised doubts.
“We are ten in total, five of whom are four-star generals, so us civilians were hesitant in speaking,” Jimly remarked.