Riau Police Awarded Nugraha Sakanti, Chief: This Belongs to All Personnel

The Riau Regional Police (Polda Riau) was one of 11 work units within the Indonesian National Police to receive the Nugraha Sakanti honour from President Prabowo Subianto. The award was presented at the peak of the 80th Bhayangkara Day commemoration held at the Brimob Training Centre Field in Cikeas, Bogor Regency. The conferment of the Nugraha Sakanti was based on Presidential Decree Number 37/TK/2026, Presidential Decree Number 38/TK/2026, and Presidential Decree Number 55/Polri of 2026, read out by the Presidential Military Secretary, Major General Wahyu Yudhayana. The award was handed over directly by the President as a form of state appreciation to National Police work units deemed meritorious, accomplished, and providing tangible benefits for the interests of the nation and state. Besides Polda Riau, the same award was also given to the National Police Legal Division, the National Police Finance Centre, Polda Metro Jaya, Polda Banten, Polda Central Java, Polda East Java, Polda West Java, Polda North Sumatra, Polda Lampung, and Polda Central Kalimantan. Riau Police Chief Inspector General Herry Heryawan expressed his highest appreciation for the Nugraha Sakanti award given by the president. According to him, the award is an honour and a mandate dedicated to all Polda Riau personnel and the people of Riau who have been strategic partners in maintaining security and order and supporting various development programmes. ‘Alhamdulillah, the Nugraha Sakanti award is an honour for the entire Polda Riau family. This award does not belong to the Police Chief, but is the fruit of the hard work, dedication, and service of all personnel and the support of the community who continue to synergise with us in maintaining security and order in Riau Province,’ said Inspector General Herry. The Riau Police Chief conveyed President Prabowo’s mandate that the National Police maintain the people’s trust as a reminder for all his ranks. The award also serves as motivation for the National Police to continue being present in the midst of society. ‘The President’s direction is a reminder for us that public trust is the highest honour that must be continuously guarded. Therefore, this award becomes motivation for us to continue presenting a National Police that is professional, humane, with integrity, and always present to provide solutions for the community,’ said the 1996 Police Academy graduate. Polda Riau has made a number of breakthroughs and innovations and will continue to strengthen them as part of implementing the President’s policies and the National Police’s transformation. He emphasised that his party will continue to improve the quality of public services, strengthen fair law enforcement, support the national food security programme, expand collaboration with all elements of society, and implement Green Policing as an effort to maintain security in harmony with environmental sustainability. ‘That is how we translate the President’s mandate in our daily service,’ he stated. The Police Chief added that the Nugraha Sakanti award is an encouragement for all ranks of Polda Riau to continue working better, maintaining public trust, and providing greater benefits to the community. ‘Hopefully this award becomes new energy for all Polda Riau personnel to continue working sincerely, humbly, and with integrity. We are committed to maintaining public trust and providing the best service for the realisation of security as the foundation for an advanced, just, and prosperous Indonesia,’ concluded Inspector General Herry.