Police to conduct major reshuffle
Police to conduct major reshuffle
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
The National Police are moving to reshuffle its organizational
structure, just as eight high-ranking police officers who hold
vital posts, including two commissioner generals, are about to
retire.
National Police spokesman Insp. Gen. Saleh Saaf said on Friday
that the restructuring of the police organization itself was
currently underway, and therefore the National Police needed to
wait for results, before the vacant key posts could be filled.
"The National Police are currently discussing a major
restructuring of the police organization nationwide, including
the National Police, police precincts and subprecincts," Saleh
told The Jakarta Post on Friday.
"Posts that are unnecessary or non-functional, where the
officers are still receiving pay, will be scrapped. We are
waiting for the results of the new organizational structure,
before we can issue the names of the officials who are suited to
fill the vacant posts."
Saleh said the eight high-ranking officials who had reached
the mandatory retirement age of 55 included National Police
deputy for operational control Comr. Gen. Syahruddin Pagar Alam,
National Police secretary-general Comr. Gen. Yun Mulyana, Bali
Police chief Insp. Gen. I Wayan Ardjana and North Sulawesi
Provincial Police chief Brig. Gen. Erald Dotulong.
The three commissioner generals have received a presidential
letter notifying them of their imminent retirement.
In Bandung, West Java, National Police chief Gen. Da'i
Bachtiar told reporters that the restructuring of the police
organization was necessary.
"Sometimes, there are more three-star (commissioner) generals
than there are posts. The restructuring of the organization,
among other things, will ensure that the three-star generals will
be put to much better use," Da'i said as quoted by Antara on
Friday.
Even though a new law on police organizations issued last year
extended retirement ages of police officers from 55 to 58, Da'i
said the law also had a clause which stated that the extension of
the retirement age would be valid only with the issuance of a
government regulation.
"To date, that governmental regulation has not been issued. We
are still waiting for it ... unless it is issued soon, the eight
high-ranking officials will be leaving their posts very soon,"
Da'i said on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of a course
for high-ranking officers.
Apart from the reshuffle, the National Police are stepping up
preparations for the setting up of new provincial police
establishment in Banten, Bangka Belitung, North Maluku and
Gorontalo.
"Due to our limited budget, our plan will be realized
gradually. We will give priority to provinces that urgently need
a police institution," Da'i said.