Expand The Power Of Observation Of The Police, Kompolnas Encourages The Revised Presidential Regulation 17 Of 2011

Illustration of a police officer. (Antara-Aprillio Akbar)

JAKARTA - The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) is pushing for the process of revising Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 17 of 2011. Mainly regarding the authority to supervise the functional Kompolnas to the National Police.

"In order to strengthen the National Police Commission, our internal effort is to cooperate with the National Police. We are currently processing the revision of Presidential Regulation 17 of 2011, especially regarding the authority to supervise functional things that need to be expanded," said National Police Commissioner Benny Josua Mamoto in a virtual seminar entitled 'Revitalization of National Police' on Tuesday 4 October.

Benny explained that the current functional supervision authority is based on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) Number 17 of 2011 concerning National Police Commissioners.

In Article 3 paragraph (2) of Presidential Regulation Number 17 of 2011 states that functional supervision by Kompolnas is through monitoring and assessment activities on the performance and integrity of members and Polri officials in accordance with the provisions of the legislation.

"So, the monitoring and assessment of the performance and integrity of members and Polri officials is in accordance with the provisions of the legislation," he said, quoted by Antara.

He hopes that the authority to supervise the National Police Commission includes monitoring, inspection, testing, and assessment activities.

Therefore, in order to strengthen Kompolnas, his party is working with the National Police to revise Presidential Regulation Number 17 of 2011.

The Daily Chair of Kompolnas conveyed this after explaining a number of points in the Public Hearing Meeting (RDPU) with the DPR who questioned the performance of Kompolnas to the point of saying that Kompolnas was a spokesman for the National Police Chief.

"However, Mr. Arsul Sani (member of Commission III of the DPR) hopes that Kompolnas must be strengthened. In fact, he conveyed that there was a need for a limited revision of Law Number 2 of 2022 concerning the Indonesian National Police," said Benny.