Legislator: Satpol PP Must Not Become Victims of an Unprepared System

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of Commission A of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Kevin Wu, emphasised that the DKI Jakarta Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) must not become victims of an unprepared working system following the death of 35 members within a year.

“Satpol PP must not become victims of an unprepared system. The state is obliged to be present to protect them, not just to demand that they work,” Kevin said when contacted on Tuesday.

According to him, the deaths of dozens of DKI Satpol PP members in a year, linked to workload burdens and minimal rest facilities, cannot be considered normal.

This indicates real issues in human resource management and field operational support. This problem is not solely the responsibility of DKI Satpol PP, but the Regional Personnel Agency (BKD) also needs to pay attention to it.

“It must be viewed more broadly, starting from the DKI Provincial Government as a whole, including the BKD which regulates personnel needs and distribution, Bappeda in planning budget priorities, BPKD in providing financial support, to the Governor as the regional leader in determining policy direction,” Kevin stated.

Looking ahead, Kevin hopes this can be addressed immediately. Improvements must start from evaluating work patterns to make them more humane, gradual addition of personnel, provision of adequate field rest facilities, to routine health protection for members.

“We will also monitor this in future budget discussions and performance evaluations. The point is, we cannot talk about city order while ignoring the condition of the people who maintain that order themselves,” he said.

Previously, Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Rano Karno approved the proposal to add personnel to the DKI Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP), which is currently still under ideal levels.

“Imagine, even firefighters need 11,000 personnel. If Satpol PP requests 5,000, it might be possible, but gradually,” Rano said in Jakarta on Saturday.

Responding to the 35 Satpol PP members who died in a year, Rano said this also needs attention.

For this reason, he assessed that adding Satpol PP personnel is necessary because the current number is still below ideal, making the workload quite heavy and impacting health conditions.