SARA Institute: Revision of Police Law Strengthens Professionalism and Accountability

The SARA Institute expressed its highest appreciation to the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI), the government, and all parties involved in the deliberation and ratification of the revision of the Law on the National Police of the Republic of Indonesia (UU Polri).

Executive Director of the SARA Institute, Muhammad Wildan, assessed that the legislative process demonstrated an effort to prioritise the principle of meaningful public participation. “As conveyed by the Chair of Commission III of the DPR RI, various stages of deliberation were carried out through public hearing meetings, working visits to several regions, the involvement of academics, experts, students, civil society organisations, and the receipt of various written inputs from the public,” he said on Tuesday (9/6).

According to him, the involvement of various elements of the nation in the regulatory drafting process is a positive step in strengthening the legitimacy, quality, and social acceptability of the resulting legal product. This also reflects the commitment of the lawmakers to present regulations that are responsive to the times and the needs of institutional reform within the National Police.

The SARA Institute hopes that the ratified revision of the Police Law, Wildan continued, can become a strategic instrument in strengthening professionalism, institutional modernisation, accountability, and improving the quality of police services to the public. An adaptive and progressive regulation is expected to support the realisation of a police institution that is increasingly precise, humane, transparent, professional, and trusted by the public.

Wildan also stated that the SARA Institute emphasised that the success of the Police Law revision lies not only in its formation process but also in its implementation. Therefore, the implementation of this law must always remain within the corridors of democracy, the supremacy of law, the principles of the rule of law, and respect for human rights.

“Thus, the great ideals of police reform can be truly realised to create security, order, protection, shelter, public service, and legal certainty with justice for all Indonesian people,” he concluded.