National Police Chief: Criticism Is Bitter, Like Medicine So Healthy

JAKARTA - The National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said his party was not anti-criticism and opened the widest possible space for the public to express their opinions or criticisms so that the institution would be better.

“It is certainly a source of energy, even if criticism is sometimes bitter. Like medicine, the pill is bitter but must be eaten so that it can be healthy for this organization or institution to be good," said Sigit after the Hoegeng Award event at the Tribrata building, South Jakarta, as reported by Antara, Friday, July 1.

The National Police Chief emphasized the Police's commitment to continue to improve and improve themselves to be able to undergo a precise Police transformation, provide services with integrity, be dedicated, innovate to protect, and protect and serve the community so that people love the Police.

Through criticism from the public, he said, encouraging the Police to improve themselves so that they can gain trust and the community to accept and be satisfied with the services of the police.

"That's where we try to improve ourselves by opening up space for criticism so that the Police know where we are and what we have to improve," said Sigit in his written statement.

At the moment of the 76th anniversary of Bhayangkara, the Police are looking for a police officer with integrity, innovation, and dedication who is entitled to receive the Hoegeng Award.

Police General Ret. Hoegeng Iman Santoso is the 5th National Police Chief who is a role model and role model for all police personnel in Indonesia.

With the Hoegeng Awards, said the National Police Chief, the enthusiasm is that there are still police figures who deserve the label to continue the fighting spirit of General Pol. retired. Hoegeng.

In fact, as many as 67,000 police personnel were proposed by the community to win the Hoegeng Awards.

"Thus, we can really become the Police who are the hope of the community because we really need support, we need criticism, we need a bitter pill to be better," said Sigit.

Through the Hoegeng Award, the National Police Chief appreciates his dedicated staff, continuing Hoegeng's example so that good police officers will emerge, like other Hoegengs in the future. in our hearts and it becomes our spirit to continue to be better," said Sigit.

At the 2022 Hoegeng Awards, the award was won by three police officers who were exemplary figures in the categories of dedicated police, innovative police and police with integrity.

The Hoegeng award for dedicated police was won by Aipda Rohimah, Head of Binmas Muara Gembong Police. The Hoegeng Award for the innovative police was won by the Wakapolda Papua Brigadier General Eko Rudi Sudarto, while the award for the police officer with integrity was won by the Kapolda Gorontalo Inspector General Akhmad Wiyagus.