Wednesday, Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo Was Appointed As National Police Chief

The Plenary Meeting to validate Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo as National Police Chief (Photo: Indonesian Police Public Relations)

JAKARTA - The National Police said that the National Police Chief, who was elected Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo, would be sworn in by President Joko Widodo on Wednesday, January 27. The inauguration will take place at the State Palace, Central Jakarta. "That's right (the inauguration)," said Head of Public Relations of the National Police, Inspector General Argo Yuwono to reporters, Monday, January 25. Listyo will replace General Idham Azis as Chief of Police. The rank of Listyo, whose commissioner general is automatically changed to a four-star general, meanwhile, the position of Head of the Criminal Investigation Agency (Kabareskrim) left by Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo will be temporarily vacant. In the future, the Deputy Chief of Criminal Affairs, Inspector General Wahyu Hadiningrat will take up the task.

Previously it was reported, the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) approved Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo to become the Chief of Police of the Republic of Indonesia (Kapolri) replacing General Idham Azis who will retire. This approval was granted after Komjen Listyo Sigit Prabowo was deemed to have met the criteria as Chief of Police after undergoing a fit and proper test. On January 20, the report on the fit and proper test was read by Deputy Chairperson of DPR Commission III Ahmad Sahroni a day later at the DPR Plenary Meeting. "Can the DPR Commission III report on the results of the fit and proper test for the National Police candidate be approved?" said the chairman of the DPR, Puan Maharani, who heads the plenary session at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, January 21. "Agreed," replied the DPR members who were then greeted by Puan Maharani's hammering. In the DPR Plenary Session, there were 342 members of the DPR. of those who took part in the plenary session, 91 were present offline and 204 online. Meanwhile, the number of members of the board who did not attend this meeting due to permission was 47 people