Prabowo commits to reforming law enforcement apparatus, including TNI and Polri

Jakarta (ANTARA) - President of the Republic of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto has reaffirmed his commitment to reforming the law enforcement apparatus, including Polri and TNI, as an effort to strengthen the nation’s foundations and enhance public trust.

The President stated that reforms are not limited to a single institution but encompass all state apparatus involved in law enforcement.

“What I want to do is transform the nation; I want to improve the nation’s condition in all aspects, including the law enforcement instruments,” Prabowo said in an interview, as quoted from a written statement received in Jakarta on Sunday.

According to the President, the existence of professional and integrity-driven law enforcement institutions is an absolute requirement for a strong and successful nation.

“Law, the rule of law, is an important part of a strong and successful nation,” he stressed.

Prabowo assured that there will be no tolerance for law violations, including those committed by state apparatus. He reminded that actions by rogue elements can damage trust in the institutions as a whole.

“Some rogue elements may have power and act as they please, but hundreds of thousands of other police officers suffer the bad reputation,” he revealed.

In the reform efforts, the President stated that he will give each institution the opportunity to make internal improvements. However, if there is no change, the government will take firm steps.

“First, I want to give each institution the chance to clean itself up. Can you fix yourself? If you fix yourself, I’ll give you the opportunity,” he said.

The President also highlighted the importance of field supervision, including against illegal practices that should be preventable by the apparatus. For example, in mining cases.

“How can there be illegal mining, and the Babinsa doesn’t know, the Danramil doesn’t know, the Kodim doesn’t know, the Dandim doesn’t know?” he said.

Prabowo emphasised that actions against law-violating apparatus are not new and have been carried out previously.

“You can see how many generals, three-star, two-star, we have dismissed and handed over to the prosecutor’s office,” he stated.