The National Police Must Maintain Netrality Without The Need For A DPR Panja

JAKARTA - Executive Director of the Police Strategic Studies Institute (Lemkapi) Edi Hasibuan said that the National Police Netrality Working Committee (Panja) formed by Commission III of the DPR was actually not needed because maintaining neutrality and securing elections was the duty of the Police.

"We ask Commission III of the DPR not to confuse the public. Not because of other commissions in the form of panja, Commission III also joins in. Have your own ideas," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, November 16.

According to him, since the past until now, the National Police has remained neutral in every election security.

"If a member of the National Police is found not to be neutral, he will definitely be given strict sanctions by the leadership of the Police," he said.

According to Edi, in securing the election, the National Police should not side with any of the candidate pairs or political parties (political parties).

"The National Police also does not have the right to be involved in practical politics. This is all regulated in Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Indonesian National Police," he said.

The graduate lecturer at Bhayangkara University Jakarta also welcomed the issuance of the telegram of the National Police Chief Number 2407/X/2023 concerning the neutrality of the National Police in elections which is a guide for all members of the National Police regarding which ones are allowed and not in election security activities.

"We see that the telegram adds to the police regulation to maintain neutrality, without having to have a performance in Commission III of the DPR RI," he said.

Previously, the Head of the National Police's Security Maintenance Agency, Commissioner General of Police Fadil Imran, emphasized that the National Police must in principle be neutral and not be involved in practical politics, as stipulated in Article 28 of Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning Police.

After a working meeting with Commission III of the DPR, Fadil said, the rules for neutrality were also contained in the National Police Chief Regulation Number 7 of 2022 concerning the Professional Code of Ethics and the Police Code of Ethics Commission.

All state ethics of the police should not be actively involved inside, assist certain candidates, assist the implementation of campaigns, assist political parties and so on.

"That's clear, firm," he said.