KPRP does not recommend forming new ministry to oversee Polri

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Commission for Accelerating Police Reform (KPRP) has stated that it does not recommend the formation of a new security ministry to oversee the Indonesian National Police (Polri). During the submission of the police reform recommendation report at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, KPRP Chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie said that the commission had conducted an in-depth study on the matter and agreed not to recommend the establishment of a new ministry. “We have agreed not to propose the formation of a new ministry,” Jimly stated. Jimly conveyed that not all commission members shared the exact same views on every issue, and these differing opinions were openly reported to the President. In the study, KPRP assessed that forming a new ministry to oversee Polri would not bring significant benefits. “The President also asked us to explain our conclusion, comparing the benefits to the harms. The harms outweigh the benefits, so we decided not to propose it,” Jimly remarked. He emphasised that KPRP’s primary focus is to strengthen Polri’s institutional reform through regulatory revisions and internal improvements, rather than creating new institutions. According to him, the commission proposes revising the Law on Polri, which will subsequently be followed up through government regulations, presidential regulations, and presidential instructions to ensure that the reform recommendations can be concretely implemented by the police ranks. “We propose revising the Law on Polri, which will then be followed up with government regulations, presidential regulations, and presidential instructions directing the National Police Chief and all ranks to implement the agreed recommendations,” Jimly said.