Lawyer Seeks to Join Judicial Review of Police Law, Citing Reform Safeguards

Advocate Imamudin has filed a request to become a Related Party in case concerning the formal review of Law Number 5 of 2026 at the Constitutional Court. The case involves a formal challenge to the third amendment of the Police Law.

Imamudin’s legal counsel, Putri Addina from VST and Partners, stated that the new Police Law actually accommodates several demands for police reform. These include strengthening the principles of professionalism, proportionality, transparency, and accountability, as well as enhancing technology-based oversight functions.

The legal team argued that the new regulation also strengthens the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) and mandates that the police education curriculum includes human rights, democracy, and humanist principles. Consequently, they believe the petitioners’ claims regarding procedural bad faith in the law’s formation are unfounded.

Putri Addina further explained the close link between the Police Law and the new Criminal Procedure Code (KUHAP) within an integrated criminal justice system. She noted that the new KUHAP regulates procedural law and investigative authority, while the revised Police Law governs institutional aspects, oversight, and accountability for those authorities. Cancelling the Police Law formally, she argued, would leave significant investigative powers without adequate institutional control mechanisms.

The applicant’s full legal arguments, including the stance that the law’s formation did not violate the 1945 Constitution, will be presented comprehensively in court if the Constitutional Court grants the request to be a Related Party.