Empower The TNI-Polri To Become Acting Regional Heads For Security Reasons

Executive Director of the Indonesian Police Strategic Studies Institute (Lemkapi) Dr Edi Hasibuan/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Executive Director of the Indonesian Police Strategic Studies Institute (Lemkapi) Dr. Edi Hasibuan believes that the government has appointed active members of the TNI and Polri as acting (pj) regional heads for security reasons. areas that can only be resolved by acting regional heads who come from elements of the National Police and TNI," said Edi in a written statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, May 31. in several areas, including Maluku. The former member of the National Police Commission (Kompolnas) hopes that the central government will take security reasons into account in determining an acting regional head, namely governors, regents and mayors. According to him, the appointment of members of the TNI and Polri as the acting regional head does not conflict with The rules include violating the decision of the Constitutional Court (MK). "What is certain is that the appointment of acting regional heads from elements of the TNI and active police is in accordance with the law, government regulations and the decision of the Constitutional Court," said the lecturer at Bhayangkara University, Jakarta. According to him, the appointment was in accordance with the Constitutional Court's decision. No. 15/PUU -XX/2022 regarding the judicial review of Article 201 of Law Number 10 of 2016 concerning the Second Amendment of Law Number 1 of 2015.

Law Number 1 of 2015 contains the stipulation of Government Regulation in Lieu of Law Number 1 of 2014 concerning the Election of Governors, Regents and Mayors. 10 positions outside the TNI institution which are regulated by law. However, said Edi, the Constitutional Court in its decision explained that members of the National Police and the TNI who had occupied high and middle-level positions were permitted to become acting regional heads. to the TNI and Polri who are holding high positions at the middle and primary levels," he said. Previously, the Head of the Central Sulawesi State Intelligence Agency (BIN) Brigadier General Andi Chandra was appointed as the Acting Regent of West Seram, Maluku Province. the law is because Andi is still a member of the TNI. Acting Head of the State Civil Service Agency (BKN) B ima Haria Wibisana stated that the appointment of an active high-ranking TNI officer as acting regional head was justified by regulation. The Pilkada Law states that the criteria for an acting governor are middle high leadership positions (JPT) and the acting regent/mayor is JPT pratama, Bima said in a statement in Jakarta Thursday ( 26/5). So, according to him, anyone who occupies JPT Madya or Pratama has the same opportunity to be elected as acting governor or regent/mayor.