Komjen Mathius D. Fakhiri Resigns From The National Police, Brigadier General Patrige Petrus Rudolf Renwarin Becomes Papuan Police Chief

Brigadier General Patrige Petrus Rudolf Renwarin (DOK Rizky AP/VOI)

JAKARTA - National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo rotated the position of Papuan Police Chief from Komjen Mathius D. Fakhiri to Brigadier General Patrige Petrus Rudolf Renwarin. The rotation of the position was after Komjen Mathius D. Fakhiri decided to resign from the National Police to run in the 2024 Regional Head Election (Pilkada). The “Pershiften is based on the Telegram Letter of the National Police Chief regarding the transfer of the position of the National Police Number ST/1845/VIII/KEP./2024 dated August 28, 2024, signed by the National Police Chief's HR,” said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police Kombes Benny Ady Prabowo in his statement, Thursday, August 29. In the STR, Komjen Matthew D. Fakhiri was transferred as the main policy analyst in the field of the Police Mobile Brigade. The position of the Papuan Police Chief who was left was filled by Brigadier General Patrige R. Renwarin, who previously served as Deputy Chief of the Papuan Police. “ The National Police Chief also made changes to the Papuan Deputy Chief of Police, previously held by Brigadier General Patrige R Renwarin, which will then be held by Brigadier General Faizal Ramdani, who previously served as Head of the Cartenz Damai Ops Task Force,” said Benny. To note, Brigadier General Patrige is a high-ranking police officer who collected a long experience in intelligence. Renwarin was born in Fakfak on July 7, 1969 and graduated from the Police Academy (Akpol) in 1991. He was once appointed as the Regional Supervision Inspector (Irwasda) of the Papua Police. On September 1, 2020, Renwarin was trusted to be the Deputy Chief of the West Papua Police. He also served as Head of Unit II of the Directorate of Investigation and Crime of the Papua Police, Head of the Sarmi Resort Police (Polres) in 2010 and the Merauke Police Chief in 2012. He has also served as Deputy Director of Intelligence and Security of the Papua Police in 2014.

Then, Renawin served as Head of Public Relations (Humas) of the Papua Police in 2015 and the 2016 Police Public Relations Division of the Madya Policy Analyst. Furthermore, the Director of Intelligence and Security of the Papua Police in 2018, Irwasda Polda Papua in 2020 and Deputy Chief of Police of West Papua in 2020.