Traffic Corps Chief States 'Operasi Patuh 2026' Still Under Evaluation
The Head of the Indonesian National Police Traffic Corps (Kakorlantas), Inspector General Agus Suryonugroho, stated that ‘Operasi Patuh 2026’ will not be implemented this June as it is currently undergoing an evaluation phase.
Agus explained that ‘Operasi Patuh’ is a police operation designed to increase public compliance with traffic regulations. Both ‘Operasi Patuh’ and ‘Operasi Zebra’ serve as precursor operations to ensure security during the Christmas and New Year (Nataru) period.
“The timeframe is still quite far off, so based on analysis and evaluation, ‘Operasi Patuh’ will likely be conducted closer to the Nataru activities,” Agus said in a statement in Jakarta on Monday.
Three days prior, the National Police Traffic Corps had socialised the implementation of ‘Operasi Patuh 2026’, which was scheduled to run from 8 to 21 June. However, the execution of the 2026 operation has now been delayed.
He explained that the series of traffic operations follows specific stages and agendas organised by the National Police Traffic Corps. “We have indeed socialised ‘Operasi Patuh’. There are five major agendas for operations within the police, specifically the Traffic Corps,” he noted.
Based on the results of the analysis and evaluation, he stated that ‘Operasi Patuh 2026’ is temporarily postponed because it is still quite far from the Nataru security agenda, which is the primary target of these condition-creating operations.
“Therefore, following our evaluation, we have decided to postpone ‘Operasi Patuh’ for now because the major agenda for the Nataru security operations is still a long way off,” said Agus.
The two-star general emphasised that the scheduling for ‘Operasi Patuh’ and ‘Operasi Zebra’ will depend on further evaluation results and directives from the National Police leadership. “The timing—whether it will be after the Bhayangkara Anniversary or perhaps one month later—will be determined by when these operations can best serve as condition-creating measures leading up to the Christmas and New Year operations,” Agus concluded.