TANJUNG SELOR - The implementation of the new Criminal Code (KUHP) and the Code of Criminal Procedure (KUHAP) has begun to be fully implemented by the North Kalimantan Regional Police (Polda Kaltara) since January 2, 2026.
Director of General Criminal Investigation (Dirkrimum) of the Kaltara Police, Kombes Yudhistira Midyahwan said, the new Criminal Code as regulated in Law Number 1 of 2023 and the new Criminal Procedure Code based on Law Number 20 of 2025 have officially come into force and become a guide in the national criminal justice system.
"Since January 2, the new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code have officially come into force. Reports that come in after that date are immediately applied to the new legal provisions," said Kombes Yudhistira, Wednesday, January 7.
He emphasized that all investigators of the Criminal Investigation Unit and the ranks of the police in the legal jurisdiction of the Kaltara Police must immediately adapt.
"There is no transition period in the implementation of these rules, it is January 7th, which means that all investigators must immediately read, study, and understand the new Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code as soon as possible," he said.
With the simultaneous implementation at the level of the Regional Police to the Regional Police, the National Police in Kaltara is committed to ensuring that law enforcement continues to run professionally, accountable, and in line with the new national criminal law system.
"The implementation of the new rules has also been carried out at the regency level or the ranks of the Polresta, the police in the Kaltara region," he continued.
Meanwhile, the Head of Criminal Investigation Unit of Polresta Bulungan, AKP Rio Adi Pratama, ensured that every handling of criminal cases since the beginning of January had been adjusted to the latest regulations. This has also been socialized to investigators at Polresta Bulungan.
"Cases have been adjusted, reports as of January 2 directly use the new provisions," said AKP Rio.
He added that the implementation of the new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code was not only administrative, but had been applied in practice in handling cases.
"There are already cases that we are handling, one of which is yesterday's theft case, and it has used the new Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code," he said.
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