Straighten up

Straighten up police management

From Rakyat Merdeka

The intention of Senior Commissioner Alfon Leomau to file a lawsuit against former national police chief Bimantoro seems to have gained support from the current National Police chief, Da'i Bachtiar.

What the public truly expects is that the solving of internal problems is not a case of vengeance against Bimantoro, but is focused more on the straightening up of the police's human resource management.

The procedure of promotion has yet to be executed and proper attention should be given to "disguised unemployment" in the National Police Headquarters, as well as numerous regional police offices, reaching thousands of middle and senior ranking officers, mostly in the training institutions.

The management of human resources is an essential problem for the National Police. Once it is taken care of, disparities in the distribution of work and welfare will disappear. Hence there would no longer be the problem of lucrative posts, which damages the police mentality.

DIDIN S

Jakarta