National Police Chief Dismisses Rift with Attorney General's Office

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo has firmly stated that there is no discord or rift in the relationship between the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the Attorney General’s Office. He made the statement to address the polemic that arose following the investigation into three alleged corruption cases implicating former Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes, Febrie Adriansyah.

“Let me be clear, especially as we are here together with the Attorney General and all senior Adhyaksa officials, and I am accompanied by the Deputy Chief of Police and senior officials from Police Headquarters. We have mutually agreed and conveyed to all our ranks that there is no issue between these two institutions,” Listyo said at the Attorney General’s Office in South Jakarta on Monday (13/7).

Listyo explained that this strategic cooperation would not be limited to the central level, but would be directly instructed for linear implementation by the command ranks in the regions. He requested all levels of the Regional Police (Polda), Resort Police (Polres), High Prosecutor’s Offices (Kejati), and District Prosecutor’s Offices (Kejari) across Indonesia to immediately close ranks and conduct similar gatherings.

“So we have agreed to continue maintaining good relations. This will be followed up at the provincial and district levels,” Listyo stated.

He underscored that sectoral ego between institutions must not be allowed to sacrifice national stability. According to him, solidity between the Police and the Attorney General’s Office is needed to ensure that all government programmes can proceed safely and without hindrance.

“We also realise that there are many government agendas and programmes that we must protect and oversee. Because all of this is our hope to become programmes that benefit the community and make Indonesia much better,” he added.

Concluding his statement, Listyo once again dismissed various negative speculations from external parties attempting to pit the two law enforcement institutions against each other. “But once again, there has never been a problem between the institutions of the Attorney General’s Office and the National Police,” Listyo asserted.