Police commission selection to start

Police commission selection to start

JAKARTA: As an initial step toward reforming the country's
police service, the government is set to select the members of
the National Police Commission between May 1 and May 20.

Candidates must be aged at least 45, not have ties to a
political party, and never have been convicted of a crime.

"We will shortlist 12 candidates to be submitted to the
President for approval," National Police spokesman Insp. Gen.
Aryanto Budhiharjo told a press conference on Wednesday.

The commission will consist of nine members, six of whom will
be shortlisted from the 12 candidates undergoing the selection
process, while the remaining three will represent the Office of
the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security
Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Justice
and Human Rights.

Further information regarding the recruitment process is
available from the National Police Headquarters secretariat on
Jl. Trunojoyo in South Jakarta. --JP