Police Godok Formation Of TIP-TPPA Directorate At 11 Polda

Kabareskrim Polri Komjen Wahyu Widada/PHOTO: Rizky Adytia-VOI

The National Police is increasingly expanding in handling cases of alleged criminal acts of trafficking in persons (TPPO) by forming the Directorate of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO) and the Crime of Women and Children (TPPA) in 11 regional police ranks.

Currently, the Bhayangkara Corps has formed the Directorate of TIP and TPPA at the head of the center or National Police Headquarters.

"Currently, it is being discussed to establish 11 TPPA and TIP Directorates at the regional police level," said Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of the National Police, Komjen Wahyu Widada, to reporters at the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs office, Thursday, March 13.

The widening of the structure at the regional police level aims to maximize the handling of TIP and TPPA cases to remote areas.

In addition, this effort is also to realize President Prabowo Subianto's orders listed in Asta Cita, namely eradicating TIP practices at home and abroad.

"Later, each regional police officer issued the project will have two police stations that will be formed sub-reserse TPPA and TIP," he said.

The formation of the directorate is admitted to have not been carried out in all ranks of the regional police. Because, there are classifications and considerations in its implementation.

"Not all of them can (formation of the Directorate of TIP and TPPA) because there must be a project first. There are 11 regional police projects," said Wahyu.

Previously reported, the Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs (Menko Polkam) Budi Gunawan formed two Coordination for Combating Forest and Forestry and Coordination of Protection against Indonesian Migrant Workers (PMI) and the Crime of Trafficking in Persons (TPPO).

The Coordinating Decree for the Protection of Migrant Workers and TIP will be filled by the Minister of Protection for Indonesian Migrant Workers, together with the National Police Chief, TNI Commander, and the Minister of Environment.

The formation of the desk departs from a concern with the large number of Indonesian citizens who are victims of exploitation while working abroad

Moreover, based on 2024 data, there were as many as 40 thousand cases of exploitation to smuggling and trafficking of people

"Of course this contribution is very meaningful and the government is committed to providing maximum protection for our brothers and sisters by establishing a coordination desk for protecting Indonesian migrant jobs and criminal acts of trafficking in persons," said Budi Gunawan.