National Police Chief Candidate Suyudi Outlines Six Priority Transformation Programmes
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The sole candidate for the position of the Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri), Commissioner General Pol Suyudi A_rio Seto, has presented six priority programmes for the transformation of the Indonesian National Police (Polri) during a fit and proper test at Commission III of the House of Representatives (DPR RI).
He presented the first agenda as institutional strengthening by restructuring the National Police Headquarters (Mabes Polri) to be strategic and lean. Furthermore, Regional Police (Polda) will be made professional and supportive, District Police (Polres) will be strengthened as basic operational units, and Sub-district Police (Polsek) will be made resilient and closer to the community.
“This structure and approval layers that do not add value will be reviewed for simplification,” said Suyudi at the parliamentary complex, Jakarta, on Thursday.
The second agenda, he stated, involves human resource development and recruitment. According to him, the entire human resource cycle must be improved, ranging from planning, recruitment, education, placement, career, competence, and welfare, to retirement.
“High-achieving members will be protected and given career opportunities. Violations will be dealt with proportionally and consistently,” he said.
The third agenda focuses on strengthening public services. He stated that police services must shift from merely fulfilling procedures to meeting the needs of citizens in a way that is easily accessible, fast, integrated, transparent, measurable, and inclusive.
He emphasised that the internal structure of the National Police must not burden the public and that digitalisation must eliminate opportunities for illegal levies (pungli). He added that the police must be available to the citizens in need.
Furthermore, the fifth agenda is the strengthening of supervision. In his view, supervision must move from being reactive to being risk-based. Complaints, he noted, must also have a traceable trail of responsibility.
“The protection of whistleblowers and the results of supervision findings must lead to correction, consequences, recovery, and the prevention of recurrence,” he said.
Finally, the sixth agenda is that the National Police must prioritise budget accountability. He stated that budget success should not only be measured by absorption rates but by the results felt by the community.
“Planning should be bottom-up based on real needs, but linked to outcomes, workload, risk, and the requirements of the frontline,” he concluded.