The APH Reform Committee Is Considered To Be An Effort By The DPR To Complete Law Enforcement Of The Republic Of Indonesia

JAKARTA - FISIPOL lecturer at the University of Muhammadiyah, West Sumatra, Hairunnas assessed that the decision of Commission III of the DPR to form the Working Committee (Panja) for the Reform of the Police, the Prosecutor's Office, and the Court or Panja for the Reform of Law Enforcement Officials (APH) was an important step in improving the law enforcement route in Indonesia.

According to him, the APH Reform Committee deserves to be seen as a serious but realistic effort to solve law enforcement issues.

"The steps taken by Commission III of the DPR RI to form a Panja for Police Reform, the Prosecutor's Office, and the Court deserve to be seen as a serious but still realistic effort to solve problems on the path of Indonesian law enforcement," said Hairunnas, Monday, November 24.

Hairunnas assessed that so far three law enforcement agencies have often been running separately. Therefore, according to him, the DPR's breakthrough through Panja was a step that the public had been waiting for.

"So far, these three institutions have often run like three different kitchens, even though they have prepared the same dish, namely justice. When one kitchen has problems, the final result is almost certainly affected," said Hairunnas.

"Therefore, the DPR's decision to unite the evaluation process on one table is a logical step and the public has been waiting for a long time," he continued.

According to Hairunnas, Panja APH provides a more comprehensive perspective in assessing law enforcement issues. Therefore, he views, the DPR takes the right position.

"This performance provides space to see the problem of law enforcement in a complete manner, not just being reactive to viral cases. We need improvements that touch on how work, coordination patterns, and professional standards that have been vulnerable points so far which then create a bad image for institutions," he explained.

Therefore, Hairunnas appreciated the steps taken by the DPR through Commission III by forming a Panja APH. "At this point, the DPR deserves to be given credit because it dares to take a lead institution position, not just spectators when problems arise but dare to take a strategic role in the agenda," he said.

Nevertheless, Hairunnas reminded that the public wanted a tangible result from the Panja formed by Commission III of the DPR. He emphasized that this Panja should not only be a long series of meetings that eventually disappeared.

"What is needed is concrete steps that can be felt directly, a neater flow of investigation, clear inter-institutional coordination, and a legal process that is no longer changing depending on political momentum," he said.

Hairunnas assessed that the start of the DPR's move was a positive development. But the key, he said, is how it works, transparent, data-based, and not stuck with temporary interests.

"If the Panja can maintain it, the final result can restore public confidence that the law can indeed be fixed from upstream to downstream," said Hairunnas.

If Panja works wholeheartedly, continued Hairunnas, then the legal reform process can enter a new phase. In fact, according to him, Commission III's move has the potential to be an important turning point, from revamping the patch to more organized, realistic, and finally felt reform by the community.

The researcher at the Political Spectrum Institute assessed that the process provided room for the DPR to carry out its constitutional functions optimally.

"And in the end, this is the space for the DPR to carry out its main duties and functions more meaningfully. The public only hopes that this Panja will prove that legal reforms can be carried out, not just promised," he concluded.

Previously, Commission III of the DPR formed a Panja for Police Reform, the Prosecutor's Office and the Court. Chairman of Commission III of the DPR, Habiburokhman, said that reform efforts of the three law enforcement institutions were urgent.

"For us, it is very urgent, we have made three of them into panja. The result will certainly be material for us to perfect the Police Law," said Habiburokhman.

He also emphasized that the Panja APH is tasked with making thorough improvements to the three main law enforcement institutions, namely the police, prosecutors, and courts.

"We want this complete aspect of law enforcement, starting from investigation, prosecution, to trial," he said.

Habiburokhman said, Panja APH will be the material for the revision of the Police Law.

"For us, it is very urgent, we have made three of them into panja. The result will certainly be material for us to perfect the Police Law," concluded Habiburokhman.