Prabowo to Focus on Reforming TNI and Polri: How Many Generals Have We Handed Over to the Prosecutor's Office?

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

Prabowo stated that reform is not limited to a single institution but encompasses 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 tools,” Prabowo said during a dialogue with several figures and journalists at his residence in Hambalang, Bogor, West Java, quoted on Sunday, 22 March 2026.

According to him, 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 legal violations, including those committed by state apparatus. He reminded that actions by rogue elements can damage trust in the institutions as a whole.

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

In the reform efforts, he stated that he would 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. Can you fix yourself? If you fix yourself, I will give you the opportunity,” he said.

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

“How can there be illegal mining when 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 ones we have dismissed and handed over to the prosecutor’s office,” he stressed.