KPRP Recommends on Crowd Security and Police Services

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Commission for the Acceleration of Police Reform (KPRP) has provided recommendations on steps for securing protest crowds up to public services by the National Police (Polri). KPRP member Retired Police General Ahmad Dofiri, in Jakarta on Wednesday (6/5), explained that for crowd security, they recommend that Polri prioritise de-escalation and use more humane standard equipment. “It is also regulated how to approach the protesters not as enemies or opponents anymore,” he added. “Allegedly, we report, but it is not responded to. It has been handled, but we don’t know when the case will be resolved,” he said. Therefore, KPRP recommends digitising investigation management so that the public can directly access the progress of their reports. “This eliminates the notion that cases are then not known when they will be finished and so on. That’s more or less it. So, the transparency will be more evident,” he stated. In addition, KPRP also recommends equipping investigations with cameras to avoid violence or torture in the process. KPRP also encourages that services for these two aspects be carried out online to avoid illegal levies (pungli). “So, the main point of the recommendations is that police services going forward will no longer have queues, no more collections outside of non-tax state revenues (PNBP) that are imposed,” he said. Previously, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto received the final report and KPRP recommendations submitted by KPRP Chairman Jimly Asshiddiqie at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday (5/5). Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights, Immigration, and Correctional Services, as well as KPRP member Yusril Ihza Mahendra, stated that the recommendations are substantial and have the potential to drive major changes, including the possibility of revising the Police Law.