JAKARTA - The Coordinating Minister for Legal, Human Rights, Immigration, and Corrections revealed that the majority of members of the National Police Reform Acceleration Commission want the structure of the National Police to remain under the President as it is today.
This, he said, was based on Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the National Police.
"But later the final conclusion of the Police Reform Acceleration Commission will be conveyed to the President," said Yusril, quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 28.
Later, the Commission for the Acceleration of the Police Reform will submit a report and various recommendations to President Prabowo Subianto.
Not only the National Police, Yusril said, the Indonesian National Army (TNI) is also directly responsible to the President as the supreme commander.
The TNI Commander is also appointed and dismissed directly by the President with the consent of the House of Representatives (DPR) and is directly responsible to the President.
However, because the TNI has three branches, namely the Navy, Air Force, and Army, he continued, the procurement of equipment and weapons must be coordinated and synchronized by the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
"So it can't be said that the TNI Commander is under the Minister of Defense, no," said one of the members of the Commission for the Acceleration of Polri Reform.
Likewise with the National Police, continued the Coordinating Minister, after the enactment of Law 2/2002, it was separated from the TNI and was directly responsible to the President.
Previously, the 12th Plenary Meeting of the 2025-2026 Session Session III Session approved eight points of the Acceleration of the Police Reform which was the conclusion of Commission III of the DPR RI, one of which stipulated that the position of the National Police remained under the President, not in the form of a ministry.
"Now, please allow us to ask the honorable council session, regarding the report of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives on the results of the discussion of the Acceleration of the Police Reform, can it be approved?" said Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives Saan Mustopa at the parliament complex, Jakarta, Tuesday (27/1), which was answered in agreement by all members of the Indonesian House of Representatives in the plenary session.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of Commission III of the Indonesian House of Representatives, Habiburokhman, asked that the eight points of the Police Reform Acceleration be a binding decision between the Indonesian House of Representatives and the government, which must be implemented by the government based on legal provisions.
The eighth point, among others, the Commission III emphasized the position of the National Police under the President directly and not in the form of a ministry headed by the National Police Chief who is appointed and dismissed by the President with the consent of the DPR RI as stipulated in Article 7 of the TAP MPR Number VII/MPR/2000 and applicable laws and regulations.
In addition, Commission III of the DPR RI supports the maximization of the work of the Kompolnas to assist the President in determining the direction of the Polri policy and provide consideration to the President in the appointment and dismissal of the Police Chief as stipulated in Article 8 of the TAP MPR Number VII/MPR/2000.
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