IPW: It Seems That Jokowi Believes In Safeguarding People Who Have Been His Adjutants

Candidate for National Police Chief Listyo Sigit Prabowo (Photo: humas.polri.go.id)

JAKARTA - Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) Persidium Neta S. Pane said that the appointment of Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the sole candidate for Chief of the Indonesian National Police (Kapolri) by Joko Widodo (Jokowi) was suspected because the two of them had close ties.

"It seems that Jokowi has more confidence in his security in his trusted people who were his aides when he first became President," Neta said in his statement, Wednesday, January 13.

Neta also considered that Jokowi's appointment was still using the old pattern, namely referring to young cadres. This is because if we reflect on the reference to Tito Karnavian at that time, the mass of his devotees was still quite long.

"Sigit's appointment as the National Police Chief seems to follow the style of Tito Karnavian's appointment as the Chief of Police, which was also carried out by President Jokowi at the beginning of his presidency. Namely, at that time Tito was a young Polri cadre whose retirement period was still long, about six years from now. 2027, "said Neta.

With that comparison, Neta said that he wanted Listyo to guard Jokowi during his tenure as president. Thus, designating him as the sole candidate for Chief of Police.

"From this it can be seen that Jokowi wants as long as he is in power to be President, he wants to be escorted by Sigit as the Chief of Police," he said.

As previously reported, the House of Representatives (DPR) of the Republic of Indonesia received a Presidential Letter regarding the name of the candidate for Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia.

The Surpres number: R-02 / Pres / 01/2021 was conveyed by the Minister of State Secretary Pratikno to the Chairman of the Indonesian Parliament Puan Maharani, at the Parliament Building, Jakarta, Wednesday, January 13.

"On this day, President Joko Widodo has submitted a proposal from the Chief of Police to the Indonesian Parliament, on behalf of Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo, to obtain DPR approval," Puan said in his official statement.